How specify a list value as variable in ansible inventory file?

Question

I need something like (ansible inventory file):

[example]
127.0.0.1 timezone=\"Europe/Amsterdam\" locales=\"en_US\",\"nl_NL\"

However, ansi

Answer 1

With complex variables, it's best to define them in a host_vars file rather than in the inventory file, since host_vars files support YAML syntax.

Try creating a host_vars/127.0.0.1 file with the following content:

timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
locales:
    - en_US
    - nl_NL