[defaults] forks = 20 roles_path = roles/ library = library/ [inventory] unparsed_is_failed=true [ssh_connection] pipelining = True ssh_args = -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s timeout = 10 # shorten the ControlPath which is often too long; when it is, # ssh connection reuse silently fails, making everything slower. control_path = %(directory)s/%%C