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Ansible Playbook Command: Run Playbook With Inventory
An engineer would use the 'ansible-playbook' command with an inventory file when deploying a configuration across multiple servers to ensure that the correct hosts are targeted based on the specified IP addresses or hostnames. Exact CLI syntax to run playbook with inventory using Ansible Playbook.
When to use this: An engineer would use the 'ansible-playbook' command with an inventory file when deploying a configuration across multiple servers to ensure that the correct hosts are targeted based on the specified IP addresses or hostnames.
Command Syntax
ansible-playbook <playbook> -i <inventory_file>ansible-playbook <playbook> -i <inventory_file>Command Breakdown
-i- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
FAQ
Purpose: Exact syntax to run playbook with inventory using Ansible Playbook.
Test path: Replace placeholders and run destructive commands in a disposable workspace first.
Flag behavior: Tool version, platform, and shell can change behavior.
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