- name: Purge host from known hosts hosts: localhost gather_facts: no tasks: - command: ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/known_hosts -R [{{ item }}]:{{ hostvars[vmname].ansible_port }} with_items: - "{{ hostvars[vmname].ansible_host }}" - r3-{{ vmname }} - r3g-{{ vmname }} - r3e-{{ vmname }} - "{{ hostvars[vmname].vm_network_cooked.primary.ip }}"