How to set scp_if_ssh = True for a group?

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It's simple to set this variable in an ansible.cfg but it makes sense only for hosts that do not have sftp (and most likely python as well). So I have a group for routers – is it possible to set this variable in group_vars?

My understanding from the documentation is that you cannot; but did you try as explained in http://docs.ansible.com/intro_inventory.html#group-variables? — Antonis Christofides, Dec 11 '14 at 20:35
Tried this: `[routers:vars]` `scp_if_ssh = True` `ansible_scp_if_ssh = True` Doesn't work. — hryamzik, Dec 12 '14 at 23:42

score 15 · Accepted Answer · edited May 25 '17 at 15:57

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I'm not sure about group vars but you can set that option from the inventory file via ansible_ssh_transfer_method=scp. Might also work for group vars. Checked with version 2.3 of Ansible.

edited May 25 '17 at 15:57

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answered May 25 '17 at 11:10

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Where did you get this name from? – hryamzik May 26 '17 at 12:50
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I got it from the source code – user1636717 May 26 '17 at 16:21
Possible values `smart|sftp|scp|piped` – gavenkoa Jan 30 '20 at 00:39

How to set scp_if_ssh = True for a group?

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