Parameter |
Choices/Defaults |
Configuration |
Comments |
address
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/ required
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Network IP or range of IPs to scan, you can use a simple range (10.2.2.15-25) or CIDR notation.
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cache
boolean
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ini entries:
[inventory] cache = no
env:ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_CACHE
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Toggle to enable/disable the caching of the inventory's source data, requires a cache plugin setup to work.
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cache_connection
string
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ini entries:
[defaults] fact_caching_connection = VALUE
[inventory] cache_connection = VALUE
env:ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION
env:ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_CACHE_CONNECTION
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Cache connection data or path, read cache plugin documentation for specifics.
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cache_plugin
string
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Default:
"memory"
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ini entries:
[defaults] fact_caching = memory
[inventory] cache_plugin = memory
env:ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN
env:ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_CACHE_PLUGIN
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Cache plugin to use for the inventory's source data.
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cache_prefix
-
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Default:
"ansible_inventory_"
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ini entries:
[default] fact_caching_prefix = ansible_inventory_
[inventory] cache_prefix = ansible_inventory_
env:ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_PREFIX
env:ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_CACHE_PLUGIN_PREFIX
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Prefix to use for cache plugin files/tables
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cache_timeout
integer
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Default:
3600
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ini entries:
[defaults] fact_caching_timeout = 3600
[inventory] cache_timeout = 3600
env:ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT
env:ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_CACHE_TIMEOUT
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Cache duration in seconds
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compose
dictionary
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Default:
{}
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Create vars from jinja2 expressions.
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exclude
list
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list of addresses to exclude
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groups
dictionary
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Default:
{}
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Add hosts to group based on Jinja2 conditionals.
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ipv4
boolean
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Default:
"yes"
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use IPv4 type addresses
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ipv6
boolean
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Default:
"yes"
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use IPv6 type addresses
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keyed_groups
list
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Default:
[]
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Add hosts to group based on the values of a variable.
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plugin
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/ required
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token that ensures this is a source file for the 'nmap' plugin.
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ports
boolean
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Default:
"yes"
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Enable/disable scanning for open ports
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strict
boolean
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If yes make invalid entries a fatal error, otherwise skip and continue.
Since it is possible to use facts in the expressions they might not always be available and we ignore those errors by default.
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