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Run playbook on multiple users on a server

I have inventory file which has multiple users for a server, like below.

[TEST]
server1 ansible_user=user1
server1 ansible_user=user2
server1 ansible_user=user3
server1 ansible_user=user4

When I run playbook using this inventory, it only runs on "server1 ansible_user=user4", ignoring first 3 users. How can I run playbook on all 4 users?

Solution

  • With this inventory you have one inventory entry server1 and with each new line you override ansible_user variable.

    If you really want (what is the use case) to make this happen, use host aliasing:

    [TEST]
s1_u1 ansible_host=server1 ansible_user=user1
s1_u2 ansible_host=server1 ansible_user=user2
s1_u3 ansible_host=server1 ansible_user=user3
s1_u4 ansible_host=server1 ansible_user=user4

    But be prepared to possible concurrency issues, like APT lock for example.