auto – Loads and executes an inventory plugin specified in a YAML config

Synopsis

• By whitelisting auto inventory plugin, any YAML inventory config file with a plugin key at its root will automatically cause the named plugin to be loaded and executed with that config. This effectively provides automatic whitelisting of all installed/accessible inventory plugins.

• To disable this behavior, remove auto from the INVENTORY_ENABLED config element.

Examples

# This plugin is not intended for direct use; it is a fallback mechanism for automatic whitelisting of
# all installed inventory plugins.

Status

• This inventory is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

• This inventory is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Matt Davis <@nitzmahone>

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Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.