Nested Groups & the children Keyword
Build group-of-groups hierarchies.
Groups Inside Groups
Sometimes you want a group made of other groups. Ansible calls this a group of groups, built with the children keyword.
The children Keyword in INI
In INI, a header like [prod:children] declares a parent whose members are other group names, not hosts.
[prod:children]
web
dbAll lessons in this course
- INI vs YAML Inventory Files
- Grouping Hosts: web, db & app
- Nested Groups & the children Keyword
- Host & Group Variables in the Inventory