# Ansible variables for multiple inventories

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-variables-for-multiple-inventories/31373>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [September 27, 2019, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-variables-for-multiple-inventories/31373 "2019-09-27T10:38:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![J\_F](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@J\_F](https://forum.ansible.com/u/J_F)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-variables-for-multiple-inventories/31373/1 "2019-09-27T10:38:13Z")

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Hello.  
I have following host file:  
`  
[main:children]  
group\_1  
group\_2  
[group\_1:vars]  
testvar=‘testval1’  
[group\_2:vars]  
testvar=‘testval2’

`

Running playbook below I am getting value ‘testval1’

`group_2`

Could, please, someone explain how can I get right value?

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**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-variables-for-multiple-inventories/31373/2 "2019-09-27T10:40:34Z")

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> Hello.  
> I have following host file:  
> \>  
> [main:children]  
> group\_1  
> group\_2  
> [group\_1:vars]  
> testvar='testval1'  
> [group\_2:vars]  
> testvar='testval2'  
> \>
> 
> Running playbook below I am getting value 'testval1'  
> \>group\_2|
> 
> Could, please, someone explain how can I get right value?

Maybe, but please provide the playbook :-).

Regards  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Racke

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**Author:** ![J\_F](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@J\_F](https://forum.ansible.com/u/J_F)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-variables-for-multiple-inventories/31373/3 "2019-09-27T11:03:15Z")

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Ahh. Sorry. Playbook is following:

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