# Forced --limit

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/forced-limit/32867>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [May 6, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/forced-limit/32867 "2020-05-06T20:35:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Julien\_Seknazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@Julien\_Seknazi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Julien_Seknazi)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/forced-limit/32867/1 "2020-05-06T20:35:35Z")

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Hi!

I hope everything it’s ok for you.

I would like to know if it’s possible to use mandatory “–limit” when you run :  
“ansible-playbook site.yml --limit DEVICE\_1”

I explain, if i don’t use --limit, my playbook will deploy on all my devices.  
Me, I want my playbook don’t run if --limit is not defined on my run ansible-playbook command

Thank you group !

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**Author:** ![cassell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@cassell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cassell)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/forced-limit/32867/2 "2020-05-06T22:54:11Z")

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I use

- hosts: "{{ ansible\_limit }}"

V/r,  
James Cassell

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**Author:** ![Julien\_Seknazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@Julien\_Seknazi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Julien_Seknazi)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/forced-limit/32867/3 "2020-05-07T03:32:24Z")

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Thank you James! I'll try that tomorrow!

Have a good day

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**Author:** ![Julien\_Seknazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@Julien\_Seknazi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Julien_Seknazi)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/forced-limit/32867/4 "2020-05-13T14:39:12Z")

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Thank you, it s work !

But, i have another question 🙂  
I use - hosts: “{{ ansible\_limit }}” but i need to have “{{ ansible\_limit }}” is included in group GROUP\_1.

When i use “{{ ansible\_limit }}”, it`s work for every host. I want to use var ansible\_limit with condition, host is in group\_1.

Thank you 🙂