Copy a template file to a destination other than inventory .

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Hi .
I have a playbook for icinga which applies the nrpe config to a list of hosts in inventory file .
The problem I have is that within the same playbook I have another role which needs to copy host specific config to an icinga server in different environments.

I can use a template

e.g.

  • name: copy host script
    template:
    src: hostname.j2
    dest: /home/rcromwell/{{ ansible_hostname }}.{{ansible_domain}}

But the the “dest:” needs to be the the icinga server . Not the client . Is there a way to achieve this ?
Here is an example what I am trying achieve using set_facts …

e.g.

  • include: set_facts.yml

  • name: ‘dev’
    set_fact:
    ic2host: ic2.dev.yoo.com
    when: >
    ansible_env == “dev.yoo.com”

  • name: ‘dev2’
    set_fact:
    ic2host: ic2.dev2.yoo.com
    when: >
    ansible_env == “dev2.yoo.com”

  • name: copy host script
    template:
    src: hostname.j2
    dest: {{ ic2host }}/home/rcromwell/{{ ansible_hostname }}.{{ansible_domain}}

Any hel would be appreciated … //

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Use delegate_to: <name of icinga server>

- name: copy host script
   template:
     src: hostname.j2
     dest: /home/rcromwell/{{ ansible_hostname }}.{{ansible_domain}}
   delegate_to: icinga-server