This directory is intended for Ansible inventory definitions. It separates shared variables from host-specific values to support clean environment modeling and safer automation.

Diagram

flowchart TD
  A["inventory"] --> B["group_vars"]
  A --> C["host_vars"]
  B --> D["Shared environment variables"]
  C --> E["Per-host overrides"]

Scope

group_vars - variables applied at group or environment level.
host_vars - variables tailored to individual nodes.
hosts.yml - sanitized example groups for Linux and AIX hardening targets.

Current Inventory Shape

linux - local example host for Linux hardening playbooks.
aix - empty sanitized group ready for AIX host definitions.
group_vars/all.yml - shared hardening defaults such as NTP servers, SSH behavior, audit/logging toggles, sysctl hardening, and optional mount management.

Notes

Inventory values are intentionally sanitized.
Override defaults per host, per group, or per run before applying any hardening playbook.