auto – Loads and executes an inventory plugin specified in a YAML config¶
Synopsis¶
By whitelisting
autoinventory plugin, any YAML inventory config file with apluginkey at its root will automatically cause the named plugin to be loaded and executed with that config. This effectively provides automatic whitelisting of all installed/accessible inventory plugins.To disable this behavior, remove
autofrom theINVENTORY_ENABLEDconfig element.
Examples¶
# This plugin is not intended for direct use; it is a fallback mechanism for automatic whitelisting of
# all installed inventory plugins.
Status¶
This inventory is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This inventory is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors¶
Matt Davis <@nitzmahone>
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Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.