# Run a task on host A then skip to host B, then return to host A to finish task

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-a-task-on-host-a-then-skip-to-host-b-then-return-to-host-a-to-finish-task/22719>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [October 4, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-a-task-on-host-a-then-skip-to-host-b-then-return-to-host-a-to-finish-task/22719 "2016-10-04T14:20:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![faithmjulian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ab097/32.png) [@faithmjulian](https://forum.ansible.com/u/faithmjulian)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-a-task-on-host-a-then-skip-to-host-b-then-return-to-host-a-to-finish-task/22719/1 "2016-10-04T14:20:38Z")

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Hi

please help

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**Author:** ![Jason\_DeTiberus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@Jason\_DeTiberus](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jason_DeTiberus)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-a-task-on-host-a-then-skip-to-host-b-then-return-to-host-a-to-finish-task/22719/2 "2016-10-04T17:05:58Z")

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Without any context it is hard to say, but you may be looking for  
delegate\_to (  
[http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks\_delegation.html#delegation](http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks_delegation.html#delegation))

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**Author:** ![Alexander\_H\_Laughlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Alexander\_H\_Laughlin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Alexander_H_Laughlin)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-a-task-on-host-a-then-skip-to-host-b-then-return-to-host-a-to-finish-task/22719/3 "2016-10-04T20:38:41Z")

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Based on the information provided I’d say delegate\_to is exactly what you need.