Some minor doc tweaks

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Michael DeHaan 2013-06-30 18:32:49 -04:00
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@ -68,39 +68,40 @@ In 1.1 and later, you can also select the connection type and user on a per host
All of these variables can of course also be set outside of the inventory file, in 'host_vars' if you wish All of these variables can of course also be set outside of the inventory file, in 'host_vars' if you wish
to keep your inventory file simple. to keep your inventory file simple.
Parameters List of Reserved Inventory Parameters
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You can set these parameters on each host. As a summary, you can set these parameters as host inventory variables. (Some we have already
mentioned).
ansible_ssh_host ansible_ssh_host
Actual hostname The name of the host to connect to, if different from the alias you wish to give to it.
ansible_ssh_port ansible_ssh_port
ssh port number The ssh port number, if not 22
ansible_ssh_user ansible_ssh_user
ssh user name The default ssh user name to use.
ansible_ssh_pass ansible_ssh_pass
ssh password The ssh password to use (this is insecure, we strongly recommend using --ask-pass or SSH keys)
ansible_connection ansible_connection
Connection type of the host. Candidates are local, ssh or paramiko. Connection type of the host. Candidates are local, ssh or paramiko. Default is paramiko
Default is paramiko
ansible_ssh_private_key_file ansible_ssh_private_key_file
Private key file used by ssh Private key file used by ssh. Useful if using multiple keys and you don't want to use SSH agent.
ansible_syslog_facility ansible_syslog_facility
Define syslog facility The syslog facility to log to.
ansible_python_interpreter ansible_python_interpreter
Define a target host python path. This is userful for systems with more The target host python path. This is userful for systems with more
than one Python or not located at "/usr/bin/python" such as \*BSD. than one Python or not located at "/usr/bin/python" such as \*BSD, or where /usr/bin/python
is not a 2.X series Python.
ansible\_\*\_interpreter ansible\_\*\_interpreter
\* is anything such as ruby or perl. This replaces shebang of Works for anything such as ruby or perl and works just like ansible_python_interpreter.
modules which will run on that host. This replaces shebang of modules which will run on that host.
Examples:: Examples from a host file::
backdoor_host ansible_ssh_port=2222 ansible_ssh_user=manager some_host ansible_ssh_port=2222 ansible_ssh_user=manager
aws_host ansible_ssh_private_key_file=/home/example/.ssh/aws.pem aws_host ansible_ssh_private_key_file=/home/example/.ssh/aws.pem
freebsd_host ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/local/bin/python freebsd_host ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/local/bin/python
ruby_module_host ansible_ruby_interpreter=/usr/bin/ruby.1.9.3 ruby_module_host ansible_ruby_interpreter=/usr/bin/ruby.1.9.3
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