host patterns doesn't work in group inventory

[Oliver markey]

I got a predefined group `monitor` with many monitoring parameters that will be used in prometheus/alertmanager/node-exporter.

inventory/hosts

`

[monitor]

10.1.1.1

10.2.2.2

10.3.3.3

`

group_vars/monitor.yml

`

prometheus_version: xxx

prometheus_port: xxx

`

playbooks/monitor.yml

`

- hosts: monitor

  roles:

    - {role: prometheus}

`

There was a problem when using dynamic inventory. No hosts were selected when using host patterns in group inventory.

`

[monitor]

us-west:!tags_k8s*:!tags_win*

`

[Brian Coca]

They were never meant to work in inventory, they are used to 'select
FROM inventory' but not to define it.

See group_by and 'constructed' inventory plugin instead.
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Brian Coca