Commit 449725a2 by Michael DeHaan

Document local playbook usage.

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Now that you have the basics down, let's learn some more advanced Now that you have the basics down, let's learn some more advanced
things you can do with playbooks. things you can do with playbooks.
Local Playbooks
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It may be useful to use a playbook locally, rather than by connecting over SSH. This can be useful
for assuring the configuration of a system by putting a playbook on a crontab. This may also be used
to run a playbook inside a OS installer, such as an Anaconda kickstart.
To run an entire playbook locally, just set the "hosts:" line to "hosts:127.0.0.1" and then run the playbook like so::
playbook playbook.yml --connection=local
Alternatively, a local connection can be used in a single playbook play, even if other plays in the playbook
use the default remote connection type::
hosts: 127.0.0.1
connection: local
External Variables And Prompted or Sensitive Data External Variables And Prompted or Sensitive Data
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