several FAQ updates and clarifications #41841
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| If you need to set environment variables for TASK execution, see the Advanced Playbooks section about environments. | ||
| There is no set way to set environment variables on your target machines, you can use tempalte/replace/other modules to do so, |
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typo here s/tempalte/template/g
| Yes! Ansible, Inc makes a great product that makes Ansible even more powerful | ||
| and easy to use. See :doc:`../reference_appendices/tower`. | ||
| Yes! Ansible, Inc makes a great product that makes Ansible even more powerful and easy to use. See :doc:`../reference_appendices/tower`. | ||
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Should probably remove the "Ansible, Inc" reference if we're making changes to this line.
| so you can use this for custom modules written in any scripting language and control the interpreter location. | ||
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| Keep in mind that if you put `env` in your module shebang line (`#!/usr/bin/env <other>`), | ||
| this facility will be ignored so you will be at the mercy of the remote `$PATH`. |
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I'm not clear on the breadth of the warning about using env in the shebang line - will that cause problems only with non-Python scripts/modules? Or will it disrupt the Ansible's ability to find any interpreter that is not on the connection user's $PATH?
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it will disrupt the usage of ansible_<interpreter>_interpreter vars for any module that uses env
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Useful additions, thanks. I've added a couple of minor comments. |
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