ansible/examples/ansible.cfg

# config file for ansible -- http://ansibleworks.com/
# ==================================================

# nearly all parameters can be overridden in ansible-playbook 
# or with command line flags. ansible will read ~/.ansible.cfg, 
# ansible.cfg in the current working directory or
# /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg, whichever it finds first

[defaults]

# some basic default values...

hostfile       = /etc/ansible/hosts
library        = /usr/share/ansible
remote_tmp     = $HOME/.ansible/tmp
pattern        = *
forks          = 5
poll_interval  = 15
sudo_user      = root
#ask_sudo_pass = True
#ask_pass      = True
transport      = smart
remote_port    = 22

# uncomment this to disable SSH key host checking
#host_key_checking = False

# change this for alternative sudo implementations
sudo_exe = sudo

# what flags to pass to sudo
#sudo_flags = -H

# SSH timeout
timeout = 10

# default user to use for playbooks if user is not specified
# (/usr/bin/ansible will use current user as default)
#remote_user = root

# logging is off by default unless this path is defined
# if so defined, consider logrotate
#log_path = /var/log/ansible.log

# default module name for /usr/bin/ansible
#module_name = command

# use this shell for commands executed under sudo
# you may need to change this to bin/bash in rare instances
# if sudo is constrained
#executable = /bin/sh

# if inventory variables overlap, does the higher precedence one win
# or are hash values merged together?  The default is 'replace' but
# this can also be set to 'merge'.
#hash_behaviour = replace

# How to handle variable replacement - as of 1.2, Jinja2 variable syntax is
# preferred, but we still support the old $variable replacement too.
# Turn off ${old_style} variables here if you like.
#legacy_playbook_variables = yes

# list any Jinja2 extensions to enable here:
#jinja2_extensions = jinja2.ext.do,jinja2.ext.i18n

# if set, always use this private key file for authentication, same as 
# if passing --private-key to ansible or ansible-playbook
#private_key_file = /path/to/file

# format of string {{ ansible_managed }} available within Jinja2 
# templates indicates to users editing templates files will be replaced.
# replacing {file}, {host} and {uid} and strftime codes with proper values.
ansible_managed = Ansible managed: {file} modified on %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S by {uid} on {host}

# if set, Ansible will raise errors when attempting to redeference Jinja2
# variables that are not set in templates or action lines. 
#error_on_undefined_vars = True

# set plugin path directories here, seperate with colons
action_plugins     = /usr/share/ansible_plugins/action_plugins
callback_plugins   = /usr/share/ansible_plugins/callback_plugins
connection_plugins = /usr/share/ansible_plugins/connection_plugins
lookup_plugins     = /usr/share/ansible_plugins/lookup_plugins
vars_plugins       = /usr/share/ansible_plugins/vars_plugins
filter_plugins     = /usr/share/ansible_plugins/filter_plugins

# don't like cows?  that's unfortunate.
# set to 1 if you don't want cowsay support or export ANSIBLE_NOCOWS=1 
#nocows = 1

# don't like colors either?
# set to 1 if you don't want colors, or export ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR=1
#nocolor = 1

[paramiko_connection]

# uncomment this line to cause the paramiko connection plugin to not record new host
# keys encountered.  Increases performance on new host additions.  Setting works independently of the
# host key checking setting above.

#record_host_keys=False

[ssh_connection]

# ssh arguments to use
# Leaving off ControlPersist will result in poor performance, so use 
# paramiko on older platforms rather than removing it
ssh_args = -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ControlPath=/tmp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r

# if True, make ansible use scp if the connection type is ssh 
# (default is sftp)
#scp_if_ssh = True