{"id":5294,"date":"2018-09-06T06:51:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T06:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/tutorials\/?p=5294"},"modified":"2021-11-17T10:00:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T10:00:24","slug":"run-ansible-adhoc-commands-or-playbook-in-local-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/run-ansible-adhoc-commands-or-playbook-in-local-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Run Ansible Adhoc commands or playbook in Local mode"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you are trying to run Ansible Adhoc commands or playbook in Local mode, these articles will help you.<\/p>\n

Ansible can’t run playbooks locally without ssh if ansible_connection=local is defined in the hosts file, although it can run playbooks locally without ssh with connection: local in the playbook or with flag –connection=local.<\/p>\n

# # # # # # # # # # # # Method 1 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #<\/strong><\/p>\n

[code]ansible 127.0.0.1 -m file -a “dest=\/opt\/a.txt mode=600 state=touch”
\nansible 127.0.0.1 -m file -a “dest=\/opt\/a.txt mode=600 state=file”[\/code]<\/p>\n

# # # # # # # # # # # # Method 2 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #<\/strong><\/p>\n

[code]Inventory file
\n127.0.0.1 ansible_connection=local
\nlocalhost ansible_connection=local[\/code]<\/p>\n

# # # # # # # # # # # # Method 3 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #<\/strong><\/p>\n

[code]—<\/p>\n

– name: run the playbook tasks on the localhost
\nhosts: 127.0.0.1
\nconnection: local
\nbecome: yes
\ntasks:<\/p>\n

– name: print out the hostname of target
\ncommand: hostname<\/p>\n

– name: ensure aptitude is installed
\ncommand: apt-get -y install aptitude<\/p>\n

– name: update the apt package index i.e. apt-get update
\napt: update_cache=yes<\/p>\n

– name: upgrade system packages i.e. apt-get upgrade
\napt: upgrade=yes<\/p>\n

[\/code]<\/p>\n\n