[defaults] gathering = smart fact_caching_connection = ./facts_cache fact_caching = jsonfile roles_path = ./roles # The timeout is defined in seconds # This is 2 hours fact_caching_timeout = 7200 [ssh_connection] ssh_args = -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=18000 -o PreferredAuthentications=publickey control_path = %(directory)s/ansible-ssh-%%h-%%p-%%r pipelining = True