Difference between ansible vars_files vs include_vars
Both of them have some commonalities but they solve different purposes. vars_files are read when the play starts. include_vars are read when the play reaches the task. Format vars_files: directive…
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Working with Azure using Ansible
Ansible includes a suite of modules for interacting with “Azure Resource Manager”, giving you the tools to easily create and orchestrate infrastructure on the Microsoft Azure Cloud. Step 1 –…
Read more »Reboot and wait for reboot to complete in Ansible playbook
Reference – https://blog.confirm.ch/calling-ansible-handlers-based-on-os-distributions/
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Login to linux ansible remote server enabled with LDAP using SSH?
Here is the scnario which we tried last week with Pranav Goel in order to login the Ansible remote server which is enlabe with LDAP and become a su to…
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Ansible Role Project 1
Step 1 – Create a role which has following specification. Install a webserver httpd # use role/vars/ Add cond…httpd should be done only if RHEL. Copy a index.j2 into /var/www/html…
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Ansible Tower Administration Guide
Ansible Tower Support – If you have paid membership, you can contact the support team at https://access.redhat.com How to understand Ansible Tower Subscription Types Self-Support Enterprise: Standard Enterprise: Premium https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/latest/html/administration/license-support.html#subscription-types…
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Ansible Variable Lab & Excercise – Part 6
Assigment 1 – Create a playbook and setup a webserver(httpd) and use httpd as a variable decalared in role var file Assigment 2 – Create a playbook and setup a…
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Ansible Variable Lab & Excercise – Part 5
Assigment 1 – Create a playbook and setup a webserver(httpd) and use httpd as a variable decalared in inventory. Assigment 2 – Create a playbook and setup a webserver(httpd) and…
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How to access Ansible remote machine using SSH user and key?
How to access Ansible remote machine using SSH user and key? There are following ways, you can autheticte linux remote server using Ansible. Method 1 – Password Less authentication https://www.tecmint.com/ssh-passwordless-login-using-ssh-keygen-in-5-easy-steps/…
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Ansible execution connection type
Ansible executes playbooks in the remote server using following connection type. To change the connection type, you need to pass host-specific parameter ansible_connection=<connector>, the connection type can be changed. SSH…
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Use of runtime variables to save into another variable using register in Ansible
Another major use of variables is running a command and using the result of that command to save the result into a variable – hosts: all tasks: – name:…
Read more »Ansible Variable: Ansible & Ansible Tower Variable Precedence Hierarchy
Ansible & Ansible Tower Variable Precedence Hierarchy (last listed wins)
Read more »How to use template in Ansible?
How to use template in Ansible? ##### Step 1 – Create your inventory file with ##### [code]$ vi inventory 35.154.85.120 ansible_user=root ansible_ssh_private_key_file=remote.pem 35.154.85.120 ansible_user=root ansible_ssh_private_key_file=remote.pem[/code] ##### Step 2 – Create…
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Run Ansible Adhoc commands or playbook in Local mode
If you are trying to run Ansible Adhoc commands or playbook in Local mode, these articles will help you. Ansible can’t run playbooks locally without ssh if ansible_connection=local is defined…
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Ansible Playbook Lab & Excercise – Part 4
Execution Mode – Remote Write a Ansible Playbook to create a group called “deploy” Write a Ansible Playbook to create a user called “deploy-user” which is part of group called…
Read more »Ansible Adhoc Commands Lab & Excercise – Part 1
Program 1 – Write a Ansible Adhoc Commands to create a group called “deploy How to verify? $ more /etc/group | grep deploy Program 2 – Write a Ansible Adhoc…
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