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+# nagios_agent playbook
+
+## Introduction
+
+This is the top level playbook for the 'nagios_agent' role, which will install
+and configure nagios agent to the target host.
+
+This playbook can be run using the following command line;
+
+    ansible-playbook -i <inventory file | IP,> nagios_agent.yml
+
+    ie,
+    ansible-playbook -i 192.168.1.123, nagios_agent.yml
+