# host\_vars/group\_vars issue with ansible 1.1+

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/host-vars-group-vars-issue-with-ansible-1-1/12652>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [April 9, 2013, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/host-vars-group-vars-issue-with-ansible-1-1/12652 "2013-04-09T05:03:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Fabian\_Arrotin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8dc957/32.png) [@Fabian\_Arrotin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Fabian_Arrotin)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/host-vars-group-vars-issue-with-ansible-1-1/12652/1 "2013-04-09T05:03:48Z")

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Hi Michael,

Well, it’s up to you, but I guess we’re not the only ones who use the term “environment” and so who’ll test to reflect that in a variable.  
On our side, I have already changed that variable ‘environment’ to something else, and documented it in our wiki.  
But your idea of renaming it inside Ansible sounds good, to avoid other users ‘falling’ into the same variable name conflict.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan2)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/host-vars-group-vars-issue-with-ansible-1-1/12652/2 "2013-04-15T00:14:11Z")

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Yep, BTW, I was looking and I don’t see a ticket on this issue, can you file one please?

Fix should be straightforward.

Thanks!