# Same host in multiple host groups **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [August 28, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/same-host-in-multiple-host-groups/28443 "2018-08-28T13:12:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![payam.mesgari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d07c76/32.png) [@payam.mesgari](https://forum.ansible.com/u/payam.mesgari)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/same-host-in-multiple-host-groups/28443/1 "2018-08-28T13:12:40Z")
Hi, I am experiencing something similar to this issue [Ansible group\_vars from inventory don’t support repeated hosts](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/17243). My main playbook is: _ **site.yml** _ ` - name: Configure acceptance server hosts: acceptance roles: - common tags: acceptance - name: Configure production server hosts: production roles: - common tags: production ` _ **hosts** _ ` [acceptance] 127.0.0.1 ansible\_connection=local [production] 127.0.0.2 ansible\_connection=local ` In the group\_vars I have the following files: _ **acceptance** _ ` # Application app\_name: snow\_proxy cert\_name: vcpe-le-snow-proxy-acc # Web Server ## deploy\_ssl true for HTTPS, false for only HTTP deploy\_ssl: true ## local directory SSL certificates should be located here ssl\_certs\_dir: /home/mid/certs ` **production** ` # Application app\_name: snow\_proxy cert\_name: vcpe-le-snow-proxy-acc # Web Server ## deploy\_ssl true for HTTPS, false for only HTTP deploy\_ssl: true ## local directory SSL certificates should be located here ssl\_certs\_dir: /home/mid/prod/certs ` When running the playbook I expect the correct set of variables will be loaded depending on the tag, but in both cases it seems the group\_vars are overriding each other because the same host is repeated in both groups. ` ansible-playbook -i hosts site.yml --tags acceptance … Unable to find ‘/home/mid\*\*/prod/certs/\*\*vcpe-le-snow-proxy-acc.crt’ in expected paths. … ` ` ansible-playbook -i hosts site.yml --tags production … Unable to find ‘/home/mid\*\*/prod/certs/\*\*vcpe-le-snow-proxy-acc.crt’ in expected paths. … ` ---
**Author:** ![ttwalto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@ttwalto](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ttwalto)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/same-host-in-multiple-host-groups/28443/2 "2018-08-28T13:44:38Z")
What is the play that uses ssl\_certs\_dir? ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/same-host-in-multiple-host-groups/28443/3 "2018-08-28T13:50:39Z")
> I am experiencing something similar to this issue Ansible group\_vars from > inventory don't support repeated hosts > \<[https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/17243>\](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/17243>%5C). > > My main playbook is: > > \*site.yml\* > > - name: Configure acceptance server >   hosts: acceptance >   roles: >     - common >   tags: acceptance > > - name: Configure production server >   hosts: production >   roles: >     - common >   tags: production > > \*hosts\* > [acceptance] > 127.0.0.1 ansible\_connection=local > > [production] > 127.0.0.2 ansible\_connection=local From Ansible point of view this is to separate hosts and those hosts have separated variable as any other hosts in Ansible inventory. > In the group\_vars I have the following files: > > \*acceptance\* > # Application > app\_name: snow\_proxy > cert\_name: vcpe-le-snow-proxy-acc > > # Web Server > ## deploy\_ssl true for HTTPS, false for only HTTP > deploy\_ssl: true > ## local directory SSL certificates should be located here > ssl\_certs\_dir: /home/mid/certs > > \*production\* > # Application > app\_name: snow\_proxy > cert\_name: vcpe-le-snow-proxy-acc > > # Web Server > ## deploy\_ssl true for HTTPS, false for only HTTP > deploy\_ssl: true > ## local directory SSL certificates should be located here > ssl\_certs\_dir: /home/mid/prod/certs > > When running the playbook I expect the correct set of variables will be > loaded depending on the tag, but in both cases it seems the group\_vars are > overriding each other because the same host is repeated in both groups. > > ansible-playbook -i hosts site.yml --tags acceptance > > .... > Unable to find '/home/mid\*/prod/certs/\*vcpe-le-snow-proxy-acc.crt' in > expected paths. > .... > > ansible-playbook -i hosts site.yml --tags production > > .... > Unable to find '/home/mid\*/prod/certs/\*vcpe-le-snow-proxy-acc.crt' in > expected paths. > .... This works on Ansible 2.6.3 and most if not all other versions, if not Ansible would have failed in many situations. Are you sure you haven't hard coded the value in the common role? ---
**Author:** ![payam.mesgari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d07c76/32.png) [@payam.mesgari](https://forum.ansible.com/u/payam.mesgari)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/same-host-in-multiple-host-groups/28443/4 "2018-08-28T14:12:00Z")
I just checked the ansible version, it was quite old, version 2.2 I updated, now it is version 2.6 The earlier problem is resolved, though I have another problem now. When running the playbook below, it throws error. I am running in **vagrant**. ` - name: ensure Nginx is installed via the system package apt: name=nginx state=present update\_cache=yes sudo: yes ` ` ansible-playbook -i hosts site.yml --tags acceptance … TASK [common : ensure Nginx is installed via the system package] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* fatal: [195.121.71.148]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “msg”: “Failed to lock apt for exclusive operation”} … ` Does this have to do with the user? In my site.yml I have the following: ` - name: Configure acceptance server hosts: acceptance user: vagrant roles: - common tags: acceptance ` ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/same-host-in-multiple-host-groups/28443/5 "2018-08-28T15:57:43Z")
If you check the top of the message you'll something about ignoring sudo or something like that. That's because sudo is deprecated if favor of become and partially removed in Ansible 2.6. Change "sudo: yes" to "become: yes" and it should work.