CLI now issues clearer error when 0 hosts selected (#77517)

fixes #77512
2 years ago · 793bb200ec
parent 6e5f1d781d
commit 793bb200ec
2 changed files with 3 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/changelogs/fragments/better_nohosts_error.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/better_nohosts_error.yml
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - cli now emits clearer error on no hosts selected
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/init.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/init.py
@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ class CLI(ABC):

        hosts = inventory.list_hosts(pattern)
        if not hosts and no_hosts is False:
-            raise AnsibleError("Specified hosts and/or --limit does not match any hosts")
+            raise AnsibleError("Specified inventory, host pattern and/or --limit leaves us with no hosts to target.")

        return hosts