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

If you want to run a task that's associated with a host, but on different host, you should try delegate_to.

In your case, you should delegate to your localhost (ansible master) and calling ansible-playbook command