# group\_var not visible in role?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/group-var-not-visible-in-role/17584>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [February 20, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/group-var-not-visible-in-role/17584 "2015-02-20T22:16:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Nusenu1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/db5fbb/32.png) [@Nusenu1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nusenu1)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/group-var-not-visible-in-role/17584/1 "2015-02-20T22:16:15Z")

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Hi,

I'm having the problem that group\_vars do not seem to be visible in the  
role. I assumed it should be.

working:

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**Author:** ![vaida.dan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5daacb/32.png) [@vaida.dan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vaida.dan)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/group-var-not-visible-in-role/17584/2 "2015-02-21T19:25:17Z")

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I think your other thread to which I replied is related to this as well. Perhaps this example would be more helpful: [https://github.com/danvaida/Ansible-Berlin-Meetup/blob/master/ansible-intro-examples/ghost.yml](https://github.com/danvaida/Ansible-Berlin-Meetup/blob/master/ansible-intro-examples/ghost.yml)