How To Specify The Roles Path In Ansible

To specify the roles path in Ansible, you can use the roles_path configuration option in the ansible.cfg file or pass it as an argument to the ansible-playbook command.

Here are the steps to specify the roles path using these methods:

1. Using the ansible.cfg file:

• Locate the ansible.cfg file in the root of your Ansible project directory.

• Open the ansible.cfg file with a text editor.

• Add or uncomment the roles_path option in the [defaults] section of the file.

• Specify the path to the directory that contains your roles. For example:

[defaults]roles_path = /path/to/roles/directory

• Save and close the ansible.cfg file.

2. Using the ansible-playbook command:

• Open a terminal or command prompt.

• Navigate to the directory that contains your playbook file.

• Run the ansible-playbook command with the --roles-path option and specify the path to the directory that contains your roles. For example:

ansible-playbook playbook.yml --roles-path=/path/to/roles/directory

Note that if you specify the roles_path option in both the ansible.cfg file and the ansible-playbook command, the value specified in the ansible-playbook command will take precedence.