# If/when should playbooks manage concerns across multiple hosts / groups?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/if-when-should-playbooks-manage-concerns-across-multiple-hosts-groups/21868>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [June 27, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/if-when-should-playbooks-manage-concerns-across-multiple-hosts-groups/21868 "2016-06-27T15:15:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Feller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@Andrew\_Feller](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andrew_Feller)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/if-when-should-playbooks-manage-concerns-across-multiple-hosts-groups/21868/1 "2016-06-27T15:15:44Z")

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**Scenario:** Application A needs 1) SSH access to Application B hosts and 2) database privileges to database on Database C hosts.

**Solution 1: Application A’s SSH access and database privileges managed with Application B and Database C playbooks**

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playbooks/a.yml