Server options with -H
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Description
Server variable options are great but they are not honoured when you specify hosts with rex -H.
This is quite critical for example when rex is used in an multiuser environment.
Es:
set mpm_maxclients => "300"
group "web_hosting" =>
"web",
"web1" => { mpm_maxclients => "600"};
rex -G web_hosting task sets mpm_maxclients=600 for web1 as expected
rex -H "web web1" task sets mpm_maxclients=300 for both.
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Research direction
Reproduce the discrepancy using the issue's rex -G and rex -H examples, comparing the server options applied to web and web1. Trace how host selection handles server variables in the -H and -G entry points, then verify that explicit hosts preserve per-host overrides while retaining group behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- perl
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100