Override hosts variable of Ansible playbook from the command line

Question

This is a fragment of a playbook that I\'m using (server.yml):

- name: Determine Remote User
  hosts: web
  gather_facts: false
  roles:
    - {         


        

Answer 1

Just came across this googling for a solution. Actually, there is one in Ansible 2.5. You can specify your inventory file with --inventory, like this: ansible --inventory configs/hosts --list-hosts all