--- - name: Create inventory based on passed extra_vars hosts: localhost gather_facts: no become: no vars_files: - vars/defaults.yml vars: provision_host: "{{ tower_provision_host | default(ansible_play_hosts | random) }}" tasks: - name: "Create in-memory inventory for {{ provision_host }}" add_host: name: "{{ provision_host }}" groups: - remdiation # =========================================================================== # - name: Create a test file on remediation group hosts: remdiation gather_facts: no become: no vars_files: - vars/defaults.yml tasks: - name: "Test #1 - Copy file to machine" copy: src : files/hello-ansible.txt dest : "{{ check_file }}" ...