ansible-playbook to remove specific host groups or hosts

Method: all:!xxx

 

Current hosts file configuration:

 

1 [root@localhost playbooks]# cat ../hosts 
2 [web] 192.168.100.100 
3 
4 [web1] 192.168.100.102

 

Case 1: Remove a host group from all

Playbook content:

1 [root@localhost playbooks]# cat ping1.yml 
2 - hosts: all:!web1
3   remote_user: root
4   tasks:
5     - name: test connecion
6       ping:

 

Results of the:

 1 [root@localhost playbooks]# ansible-playbook ping.yml 
 2  
 3 PLAY [all:!192.168.100.102] **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 4  
 5 TASK [Gathering Facts] *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 6 ok: [192.168.100.100]
 7  
 8 TASK [test connecion] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 9 ok: [192.168.100.100]
10  
11 PLAY RECAP *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
12  
13  
14 192.168.100.100            : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0  

 

Case 2: Eliminate the machine with the specified IP from all

1 [root@localhost playbooks]# cat ping.yml 
2 - hosts: all:!192.168.100.102
3   remote_user: root
4   tasks:
5     - name: test connecion
6       ping:

 

Results of the:

 1 [root@localhost playbooks]# ansible-playbook ping1.yml 
 2  
 3 PLAY [all:!web1] *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 4  
 5 TASK [Gathering Facts] *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 6 ok: [192.168.100.100]
 7  
 8 TASK [test connecion] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 9 ok: [192.168.100.100]
10  
11 PLAY RECAP *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
12  
13  
14 192.168.100.100            : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0