{"id":1437,"date":"2024-06-21T16:36:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T16:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shijuvarghese.com\/?p=1437"},"modified":"2025-05-23T19:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:01:10","slug":"ansible-configuration-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shijuvarghese.com\/?p=1437","title":{"rendered":"Ansible: Configuration file"},"content":{"rendered":"

When executing a playbook, ansible uses certain values mentioned in the “ansible.cfg<\/strong>” file. This includes the location of “inventory” file, etc.<\/p>\n

The “ansible.cfg” file can be present in any of the following locations, and the priority of the one selected goes higher in the below sequence:<\/p>\n

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  1. In the default<\/strong> location\u00a0“\/etc\/ansible\/ansible.cfg”<\/li>\n
  2. In the home folder of the user executing the playbook which is “~.\/ansible.cfg”<\/li>\n
  3. In the folder from where the playbook is executed. That is “.\/ansible.cfg”<\/li>\n
  4. The ansible configuration file path mentioned in CLI command “ANSIBLE_CONFIG=<path>”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    An example of a typical ansible.cfg file is as follows:<\/p>\n

    ==== ====<\/p>\n

    [defaults]<\/em>
    \ninventory = .\/inventory<\/em>
    \nremote_user = user<\/em>
    \nask_pass = false<\/em><\/p>\n

    [privilege_escalation]<\/em>
    \nbecome = true<\/em>
    \nbecome_method = sudo<\/em>
    \nbecome_user = root<\/em>
    \nbecome_ask_pass = false<\/em><\/p>\n

    ==== ====<\/p>\n

    Configurable items in the [defaults] section are as follows:<\/p>\n