# ansible vs. ansible-playbook re: where they get their config

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vs-ansible-playbook-re-where-they-get-their-config/33536>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [July 31, 2020, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vs-ansible-playbook-re-where-they-get-their-config/33536 "2020-07-31T08:42:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ed\_Wong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/87869e/32.png) [@Ed\_Wong](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ed_Wong)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vs-ansible-playbook-re-where-they-get-their-config/33536/1 "2020-07-31T08:42:22Z")

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I’m using ansible 2.9.11 w/ python3.8 I’ve ssh’d into my ansible control box via putty from a Windows box. I have set Agent forwarding to true.

I have the following ansible\_host:

all:  
hosts:  
127.0.0.1:  
lister:  
ansible\_host: lister.rd.local

This is in my ansible.cfg:

[defaults]  
inventory = /home/ewong/infra/conf/ansible\_hosts

remote\_user = infra  
private\_key\_file = /home/ewong/.ssh/id\_infra

Now, I have a playbook: