Using an inventory group with_Items in playbook and in template

[Rick O'Shea]

This sort of works:

- hosts: master

  tasks: 

    - name loop through slaves and copy template results to master

      template: src=template.txt dest={item}.txt

      with_items: {{groups.slaves}}

What I really want is this but it fails since item "has no attribute 'inventor_hostname'":

- hosts: master

  tasks: 

    - name loop through slaves and copy template results to master

      template: src=template.txt dest={item.inventory_hostname}.txt

      with_items: {{groups.slaves}}

Assuming that can be made to work, the template.txt also assumes it has access to a host, complete with host variables etc.  

[Matt Martz]

You want:

{{ hostvars[item].inventory_hostname }}

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[Jason Gilfoil]

Fantastic timing on this question! I was just about to post the same thing. Also, since it wasn't initially clear for me, i'll post for the benefit others:

You can use it this way:

 - debug: msg="{{ hostvars[item].ansible_host }}"

      with_items: groups.f5loadbalancers

On Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 10:27:46 PM UTC-4, Matt Martz wrote:

You want:

{{ hostvars[item].inventory_hostname }}

On Sunday, April 17, 2016, Rick O'Shea <cogi...@gmail.com> wrote:

This sort of works:

- hosts: master

  tasks: 

    - name loop through slaves and copy template results to master

      template: src=template.txt dest={item}.txt

      with_items: {{groups.slaves}}

What I really want is this but it fails since item "has no attribute 'inventor_hostname'":

- hosts: master

  tasks: 

    - name loop through slaves and copy template results to master

      template: src=template.txt dest={item.inventory_hostname}.txt

      with_items: {{groups.slaves}}

Assuming that can be made to work, the template.txt also assumes it has access to a host, complete with host variables etc.  

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[Rick O'Shea]

That works. My expectation was that groups.some_group would return a collection of inventory items complete with attributes.  Anyway, thanks!