# How can I change the path for specific host **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [December 12, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-change-the-path-for-specific-host/23236 "2016-12-12T14:29:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Guilherme\_Ueno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58f4c7/32.png) [@Guilherme\_Ueno](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Guilherme_Ueno)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-change-the-path-for-specific-host/23236/1 "2016-12-12T14:29:49Z")
Hi all, I have to copy a file into a directory to specific hosts, but the path changes for specific hosts. Ex.: Inventory: [webserver] hosta hostb task: Copy a file into: hosta: /usr/app/abc/dir hostb: /usr/app/def/dir But, I don’t know how to use those variables in the “same task” using “webserver” as target. thank you, Guilherme. ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Davies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Dick\_Davies](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Davies)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-change-the-path-for-specific-host/23236/2 "2016-12-12T16:22:12Z")
If they're in different groups, make the path a group var. If they're in the same groups, make the path a host var. ---
**Author:** ![Guilherme\_Ueno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58f4c7/32.png) [@Guilherme\_Ueno](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Guilherme_Ueno)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-change-the-path-for-specific-host/23236/3 "2016-12-12T18:10:20Z")
Hi Dick, Thank you for your attention, but what you mean when you says “host var”? INVENTORY: [webserver] hosta hostb TASK1: - name: copy script to server A copy: src=jboss.sh dest=/usr/app/abc/dir mode=u+rwx TASK2: - name: copy script to server B copy: src=jboss.sh dest=/usr/app/def/dir mode=u+rwx COMMAND: ansible-playbook -i inventory environment --limit webserver The destination is different on both hosts and I can’t reduce those tasks to only one, because of subdirectories “abc” and “def”. Thank you again, Guilherme. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Langford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f1d935/32.png) [@Greg\_Langford](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Greg_Langford)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-change-the-path-for-specific-host/23236/4 "2016-12-13T08:31:27Z")
You can use host vars or group vars like the following. In the root of your ansible repo where your inventory file sits create the following yaml files for host vars host\_vars/hosta host\_vars/hostb Within these files you can now specify variables e.g within host\_vars/hosta file\_path: /file/path/for/hosta And then create file host\_vars/hostb file\_path: /file/path/for/hostb Within your playbook you can now specify TASK1: - name: copy script to server A copy: src=jboss.sh dest=“{{ file\_path }}” mode=u+rwx This will use the variable from within your host\_vars file, its the same for group vars only the folder is called group\_vars and you would instead use the group names instead of the host names. Kind Regards ---
**Author:** ![Guilherme\_Ueno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58f4c7/32.png) [@Guilherme\_Ueno](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Guilherme_Ueno)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-change-the-path-for-specific-host/23236/5 "2016-12-13T14:14:25Z")
Hi Greg, I’ve just created the vars as you said and it worked, thank you very much! ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Langford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f1d935/32.png) [@Greg\_Langford](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Greg_Langford)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-change-the-path-for-specific-host/23236/6 "2016-12-15T11:12:37Z")
No problem, you are most welcome. Kind Regards