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+# config file for ansible -- http://ansible.github.com
+# nearly all parameters can be overridden in ansible-playbook or with command line flags
+# ansible will read ~/.ansible.cfg or /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg, whichever it finds first
+
+[defaults]
+
+# location of inventory file, eliminates need to specify -i
+
+hostfile = /srv/copr-work/provision/inventory
+
+# location of ansible library, eliminates need to specify --module-path
+
+library = /srv/copr-work/provision/library:/usr/share/ansible
+
+# default module name used in /usr/bin/ansible when -m is not specified
+
+module_name = command
+
+# home directory where temp files are stored on remote systems.  Should
+# almost always contain $HOME or be a directory writeable by all users
+
+remote_tmp = $HOME/.ansible/tmp
+
+# the default pattern for ansible-playbooks ("hosts:") 
+
+pattern = *
+
+# the default number of forks (parallelism) to be used.  Usually you
+# can crank this up.
+
+forks=25
+
+# the timeout used by various connection types.  Usually this corresponds
+# to an SSH timeout
+
+timeout=10
+
+# when using --poll or "poll:" in an ansible playbook, and not specifying
+# an explicit poll interval, use this interval
+
+poll_interval=15
+
+# when specifying --sudo to /usr/bin/ansible or "sudo:" in a playbook,
+# and not specifying "--sudo-user" or "sudo_user" respectively, sudo
+# to this user account
+
+sudo_user=root
+
+# connection to use when -c <connection_type> is not specified
+
+transport=paramiko
+
+# remote SSH port to be used when --port or "port:" or an equivalent inventory
+# variable is not specified.
+
+remote_port=22
+
+# if set, always run /usr/bin/ansible commands as this user, and assume this value
+# if "user:" is not set in a playbook.  If not set, use the current Unix user
+# as the default
+
+remote_user=root
+
+# if set, always use this private key file for authentication, same as if passing
+# --private-key-file to ansible or ansible-playbook
+
+#private_key_file=/path/to/file
+
+
+# additional plugin paths for non-core plugins
+
+action_plugins     = /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ansible/runner/action_plugins:/srv/copr-work/provision/action_plugins/
+
+
+
+[paramiko_connection]
+
+# nothing to configure yet
+
+[ssh_connection]
+
+# if uncommented, sets the ansible ssh arguments to the following.  Leaving off ControlPersist
+# will result in poor performance, so use transport=paramiko on older platforms rather than
+# removing it
+
+ssh_args=-o PasswordAuthentication=no -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ControlPath=/tmp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r
+
+