# Specific playbook actions only when host is in other hostgroup

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/specific-playbook-actions-only-when-host-is-in-other-hostgroup/12569>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** ansible-project\
**Created:** [March 24, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/specific-playbook-actions-only-when-host-is-in-other-hostgroup/12569 "2013-03-24T01:02:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yves\_Dorfsman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yves\_Dorfsman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Yves_Dorfsman)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/specific-playbook-actions-only-when-host-is-in-other-hostgroup/12569/1 "2013-03-24T01:02:43Z")

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Totally off topic here, but I just want to point out that you can use the file module ([http://ansible.cc/docs/modules.html#file](http://ansible.cc/docs/modules.html#file)) to create sym links, and has the advantage of being idempotent.

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**Author:** ![TextEditor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@TextEditor](https://forum.ansible.com/u/TextEditor)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/specific-playbook-actions-only-when-host-is-in-other-hostgroup/12569/2 "2013-03-24T12:53:56Z")

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You are right, updated my playbooks. Thanks!