remote_tmp should be configurable within group_vars and host_vars

[tbar74235]

ISSUE TYPE

• Feature Idea

COMPONENT NAME

remote_tmp var in ansible.cfg

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible 2.2.2.0
  config file = /opt/jboss/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = Default w/o overrides

CONFIGURATION

remote_tmp in ansible.cfg

OS / ENVIRONMENT

N/A

SUMMARY

The problem is that I am only able to configure the remote_tmp var within ansible.cfg.
But each host I like to administrate with ansible could have another path I wish to write the ansible tmp files to.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

I should be able to configure the remote_tmp var within group_vars for example. Currently this will be ignored. Only the value of remote_tmp within ansible.cfg will be taken.

EXPECTED RESULTS

I would expect that if I would configure a remote_tmp property within group_vars or host_vars the remote_tmp property of ansible.cfg will be overwritten. So could define a special remote_tmp path for each host or host groups for example.

ACTUAL RESULTS

Currently only the remote_tmp property of ansible.cfg is the only option to change the remote_tmp path which every host you define within your ansible configuration must have.

[bcoca]

We already have plans to add this in the next version.

[tbar74235]

Would you specify the version which will contain this feature?

[bcoca]

it is on the 2.5 roadmap draft

[alikins]

See also #31022

[bcoca]

fixed via #31677