How to override Ansible variables #4058
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| . In the {ProjectWebUI}, navigate to *Hosts* > *All Hosts*. | ||
| . Select your host. | ||
| . On the *Ansible* tab, select the *Variables* tab. | ||
| . Click the pencil icon to edit the value of the variable. |
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suggestion: This way of overriding a variable is an alternative way to create a matcher (described in this file in the lines before the diff). While we are at it, maybe we could make this clear? Otherwise people might be confused as to how these two features interact (e.g., if I create a matcher AND set the variable via the host's ansible variables tab, which one has precedence)
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What changes are you introducing?
Remove docs on how to configure configuring hosts with foreman_ansible by overriding Ansible variables of imported Ansible roles with host parameters because it does not work.
Why are you introducing these changes? (Explanation, links to references, issues, etc.)
I tried to reproduce this on Foreman 3.14 but could not get it to run.
Anything else to add? (Considerations, potential downsides, alternative solutions you have explored, etc.)
draft PR until reproduced by someone else
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