# one email for multiple hosts **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [October 13, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-email-for-multiple-hosts/35863 "2021-10-13T20:13:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Raj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@Raj](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Raj)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-email-for-multiple-hosts/35863/1 "2021-10-13T20:13:03Z")
Hi All, I am trying to send one email to team after job is successfully completed. Issue is playbook sending (if inventory have 100 servers ). It is sending 100 emails. I tried in my code: delegate\_to: localhost and run\_once: true it doesn’t help please provide your inputs it really helpful . TIA Raja ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-email-for-multiple-hosts/35863/2 "2021-10-14T05:27:57Z")
> Hi All, > > I am trying to send one email to team after job is successfully completed. Issue is playbook sending (if inventory have 100 servers ). It is sending 100 emails. > > I tried in my code: delegate\_to: localhost and run\_once: true it doesn't help please provide your inputs it really helpful . That should work. Please provide your code. Regards ``` Racke ``` ---
**Author:** ![Raj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@Raj](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Raj)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-email-for-multiple-hosts/35863/3 "2021-10-14T13:12:24Z")
Hi Racke, This is my code - name: Sending email to about SSL scan mail: host: xxxxx port: 25 body: xxxx to: # - xxxx - xxxx delegate\_to: localhost run\_once: true ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-email-for-multiple-hosts/35863/4 "2021-10-14T14:20:54Z")
This is just the one mail task. It must be part of a playbook, where other things happen as well, and which will reveal the cause. Also, you say “I am trying to send one email to team after job is successfully completed”. I guess this “job” is the running of the playbook? ---
**Author:** ![Raj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@Raj](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Raj)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-email-for-multiple-hosts/35863/5 "2021-10-14T15:02:14Z")
Hi… Yes it is running in same playbook. ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-email-for-multiple-hosts/35863/6 "2021-10-14T15:09:02Z")
So, post that playbook ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-email-for-multiple-hosts/35863/7 "2021-10-14T15:16:38Z")
> Hi Racke, > > This is my code > > - name: Sending email to about SSL scan > mail: > host: xxxxx > port: 25 > subject: xxxx > body: xxxx > from: xxx > to: > # - xxxx > - xxxx > delegate\_to: localhost > run\_once: true The mail module apparently doesn't check its parameters. For example "from" is going to be ignored, as the correct parameter is "sender". Please double check your indentation. "run\_once" should be working. Regards ``` Racke ``` ---
**Author:** ![Raj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@Raj](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Raj)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-email-for-multiple-hosts/35863/8 "2021-10-22T14:09:01Z")
Hi, VGM my playbook call roles ssl scan ( final part is email to send once) but it is sending 100 emails ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-email-for-multiple-hosts/35863/9 "2021-10-22T14:19:11Z")
> Hi, VGM > > my playbook call roles ssl scan ( final part is email to send once) but it is sending 100 emails Did you ever check the indentation on your task sending email as advised? delegate\_to should really work. Regards ``` Racke ``` ---
**Author:** ![Raj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@Raj](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Raj)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-email-for-multiple-hosts/35863/10 "2021-10-22T16:46:27Z")
Yes… No errors email sending included run one and delegate\_to localhost Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-email-for-multiple-hosts/35863/11 "2021-10-22T17:55:24Z")
So this mail task is part of that role? ---
**Author:** ![Raj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@Raj](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Raj)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-email-for-multiple-hosts/35863/12 "2021-10-22T17:56:07Z")
Yes ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-email-for-multiple-hosts/35863/13 "2021-10-22T18:17:23Z")
I think run\_once only works when in a playbook task. Not when it’s buried inside a role