Ansible - Config File

The config file is searched for in this order:

• ANSIBLE_CONFIG (environment variable if set)
• ansible.cfg (in the current directory)
• ~/.ansible.cfg (in the home directory)
• /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg

Example config file:

ansible.cfg


[defaults]
inventory = /etc/ansible/hosts
host_key_checking = False

• NOTE - Turning host key checking off can be a security issue.

Config related commands:

ansible-config list    #  Print all config options
ansible-config dump    #  Dump configuration
ansible-config view    #  View configuration file