[defaults] # Inventory — AWX manages inventory; this is for local testing only inventory = localhost, # Roles path roles_path = roles # Reduce SSH overhead forks = 10 timeout = 30 # Retry files clutter the repo retry_files_enabled = False # Human-readable output stdout_callback = yaml # Host key checking — disabled for dynamic lab instances host_key_checking = False [privilege_escalation] become = True become_method = sudo [ssh_connection] # Speed up SSH connections pipelining = True ssh_args = -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no