# Password change for 350+ linux host using ansible but have to do without ssh copying

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/password-change-for-350-linux-host-using-ansible-but-have-to-do-without-ssh-copying/26119>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [November 23, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/password-change-for-350-linux-host-using-ansible-but-have-to-do-without-ssh-copying/26119 "2017-11-23T22:52:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![saravana102030](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@saravana102030](https://forum.ansible.com/u/saravana102030)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/password-change-for-350-linux-host-using-ansible-but-have-to-do-without-ssh-copying/26119/1 "2017-11-23T22:52:37Z")

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Hi

We have got a task to change the password for 350+ linux host using ansible.

I need to know how to username and password some where in play book instead using ssh keys.

Security concern not a matter.

Regards  
Saravana

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Latham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Andrew\_Latham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andrew_Latham)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/password-change-for-350-linux-host-using-ansible-but-have-to-do-without-ssh-copying/26119/2 "2017-11-23T22:57:09Z")

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Saravana

Use the inventory vars like mentioned in [http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/intro\_inventory.html#list-of-behavioral-inventory-parameters](http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/intro_inventory.html#list-of-behavioral-inventory-parameters)