include_vars doesn't seem to persist across hosts

[David Neudorfer]

I'm required to

    - name: include consul secrets

      include_vars: /tmp/secrets.yml

for each set of -hosts:

Is it possible to include this file at the beginning and not have to call it for every host?

[Brian Coca]

use vars_files at the play level, include_vars is designed to
specifically work as you describe.


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[David Neudorfer]

Is it possible to have an ansible task that generates the /tmp/secrets.yml. The playbook fails because secrets.yml doesn't exist until the first task is run.

[Brian Coca]

you can use multiple plays


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[David Neudorfer]

I run ansible-playbook from within a docker container so files that are created don't persist across subsequent runs. I was able to create a includes_vars task under hosts: all which fixes the issue for me.

Thanks!