So from what I gather, we can use ansible.cfg to set the default inventory file that ansible looks for when running a playbook.
We can also override that inventory by using the -i parameter when running an ansible playbook via the command line.
Is there a way for me to specify a specific special inventory file inside a playbook without using the command line or changing the ansible.cfg file?
You can form a dynamic inventory from inside your playbook using add_host
module.
But you will have to write some inventory files parsers to feed correct parameters to add_host
.
In general this is the wrong way to go. You should have playbooks and inventories separated.
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