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--- docs:tips_n_tricks:ansible.html [17.12.2022 15:45 CET] – created peter
+++ docs:tips_n_tricks:ansible.html [07.01.2023 12:35 CET] (current) – [User 'delegate_to' with a different remote user] peter
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 __References:__
   * https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/27078
+===== User 'delegate_to' with a different remote user =====
+Although ''remote_user'' ought to work by task with ''delegate_to''((cf.\\ [[https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/13323|Github closed issue - delegate_to with remote_user on ansible 2.0 #13323]],\\ [[https://www.reddit.com/r/ansible/comments/poczx3/delegate_to_and_another_user/|Reddit - Delegate_to and another user]],\\ [[https://groups.google.com/g/ansible-project/c/-gr3k70JNlw|google.groups - Indicating username with delegate_to]] )) it doen't when I tried.
+Following approaches in the task specification did the trick:
+==== Using 'become' ====
+<code yaml>
+- name: Sample delegate_to task with become
+  delegate_to: other_host
+  become: yes
+  become_user: other_user
+  shell: |
+    id
+    whoami
+  register: shell
+- name: Print stdout and stderr
+  debug:
+    msg: "OUT:\n{{ shell.stdout}}\nERROR:\n{{ shell.stderr }}"
+</code>
+__References__:
+  * [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38660246/ansible-delegate-to-how-to-set-user-that-is-used-to-connect-to-target | Stackoverflow - Ansible delegate_to how to set user that is used to connect to target?]]
+==== Using 'ansible_user' ====
+<code yaml>
+- name: Sample delegate_to task with ansible_user: other_user
+  delegate_to: other_host
+  vars:
+    ansible_user: other_user
+  shell: |
+    id
+    whoami
+  register: shell
+- name: Print stdout and stderr
+  debug:
+    msg: "OUT:\n{{ shell.stdout}}\nERROR:\n{{ shell.stderr }}"
+</code>
+==== Adding user to 'delegate_to' ====
+//I consider this dirty//
+<code yaml>
+- name: Sample delegate_to task with other_user@other_host
+  delegate_to: other_user@other_host
+  shell: |
+    id
+    whoami
+  register: shell
+- name: Print stdout and stderr
+  debug:
+    msg: "OUT:\n{{ shell.stdout}}\nERROR:\n{{ shell.stderr }}"
+</code>
+__References__:
+  * [[https://mjs.fyi/2018/03/20/ansible-quirks-delegating-a-task-with-a-unique-remote-user/|mjs.fyi - Ansible quirks: Delegating a task with a unique remote user]]