What are the differences between Import vs Include in Ansible?

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This page shows you examples and differences between the Import and Include tasks.

They import both playbook but with different behavior.

What are the Differences

For instance, a tag property would be applied:

• on all child with an import
• on no child with an include (You would need to set the tag on each child that you want to run)

Example

import_tasks

- name: Test TCP connectivity
  become: true
  become_user: foo
  import_tasks: 'tasks/tcp_connectivity_infa_sql_server.yml'

where the relative search path is

• for a play, playdir/{files|vars|templates}/, playdir/.
• for a role, rolename/{files|vars|templates}/, rolename/tasks/.

Include_Tasks

An Include_Tasks should always be wrapped around a block because it inherits the sudo property of its parent

- name: Service Pack Installation
  become: yes
  become_user: '{{ bdm_install_user }}'
  block:
    - name: Install Service Pack 1022SP1
      include_tasks: user_install_1022sp1.yml