How to use execution environments

Ansible Navigator allows an execution environment to be run from the command line. The following demo.yml playbook is available in the ch01 folder:

//demo.yml
---
- name: Demo Playbook  
  hosts: localhost  
  gather_facts: false  
  tasks:    
    - debug:        
        msg: Hello world
...

To run this playbook in an EE, use the ansible-navigator run demo.yml -m stdout command. It should output a Hello world message. Using the –ee or –eei option, the EE can be specified. This allows the user to use the same EE that was used in the controller for testing and development:

Figure 8.3 – ansible-navigator demo playbook

Inside the Automation controller, all jobs are run in an EE. When a playbook runs, a project or inventory...