# variable scope groups\_vars overwrides host\_vars? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [November 21, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-scope-groups-vars-overwrides-host-vars/16838 "2014-11-21T01:47:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Steve\_Kieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Steve\_Kieu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Steve_Kieu)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-scope-groups-vars-overwrides-host-vars/16838/1 "2014-11-21T01:47:11Z")
Hi all, I have read the [http://docs.ansible.com/playbooks\_variables.html#variable-precedence-where-should-i-put-a-variable](http://docs.ansible.com/playbooks_variables.html#variable-precedence-where-should-i-put-a-variable) it does nto answer my question. Basically I saw two unexpected (at least common sense speaking) behaviour. example in my inventory hosts file [base] jibs [base:vars] DNS\_SERVER=172.17.42.1 [jibs] test-jibs ansible\_ssh\_host=192.168.0.100 ansible\_ssh\_user=root [jibs:vars] XX=VALUE 1. The host test-jibs in jibs groups does not inherit the base:vars 2. If I have a file named test-jibs in the directory host\_vars these variable is not used when the section [jibs:vars] has the same variable name - which is group\_vars has more priority than host\_vars. Is it correct behaviour or am I wrong somewhere in my setup. Kind regards ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-scope-groups-vars-overwrides-host-vars/16838/2 "2014-11-21T01:52:44Z")
I think you want [base:groups] jibs ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-scope-groups-vars-overwrides-host-vars/16838/3 "2014-11-21T01:56:35Z")
as for the var priority, host\_vars should trump group vars, if that is not the case it is a bug. I just tested with 1.7.2 and current devel and this works as expected. what versions are you running? (ansible, python, OS) ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-scope-groups-vars-overwrides-host-vars/16838/4 "2014-11-21T02:00:27Z")
that was meant to be: [base:children] jibs ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Kieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Steve\_Kieu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Steve_Kieu)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-scope-groups-vars-overwrides-host-vars/16838/5 "2014-11-21T02:04:31Z")
ansible 1.5.4 on ubuntuy 14.04 ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Kieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Steve\_Kieu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Steve_Kieu)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-scope-groups-vars-overwrides-host-vars/16838/6 "2014-11-21T02:04:57Z")
Thanks - I will try ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Kieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Steve\_Kieu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Steve_Kieu)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-scope-groups-vars-overwrides-host-vars/16838/7 "2014-11-21T03:09:10Z")
Looks like a bug in the version 1.5.2 on Ubuntu. I upgrade it to 1.7.2 and the host vars is correct now. I also use [base:children] syntax and it seems all good. Thanks all for suggestions. Kind regards