diff --git a/inventory/dev b/inventory/dev
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index 00000000..3e9a89ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/dev
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[nfs]
+172.31.45.123
diff --git a/inventory/prod b/inventory/prod
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index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/inventory/staging b/inventory/staging
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/inventory/uat b/inventory/uat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/playbooks/common.yml b/playbooks/common.yml
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index 00000000..9395040b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/common.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+--- 
+  - hosts: all
+    become: true 
+    tasks:
+    - name: display the hostname of the machines present
+      command: hostname
+