Ansible FACTS and Custom FACTS
FACTS are variables related to remote systems. Ansible has the capability to discover and retrieve certain values from a remote node and store then in […]
Month: February 2024
Ansible Vault
Ansible vault is a tool that helps to encrypt, decrypt and manage sensitive data such as passwords, playbooks, files, etc. If a playbook is encrypted, […]
Ansible – Variables – Adding variables in host inventory file
In the below example variables are defined in the host inventory file. [root@centos9vm ~]# cat inventory === === === 192.168.132.129 192.168.132.130 servera.example.com [webservers] servera.example.com serverb.example.com […]
Ansible – Adding variables in main playbook. Or importing from a different playbook
Variables hold values that can be used when playbooks are executed. It can be defined in: Inventory file (host scope) Playbook (play scope) Defined globally […]
Ansible – Playbook example and execution
In this example we will write a simple playbook in Ansible, that will create a new user in a managed host. For this we need […]
Ansible – Inventory file
A simple Ansible inventory file is a txt file that has a list of managed hosts and groups. A simple Inventory can be as follows: […]
Install Ansible Navigator in CentOS 9
The ansible-navigator is a command-line tool which is used for creating, reviewing, running and troubleshooting Ansible content, including playbooks, collections, inventories, documentation and container images. […]
Linux – sudo file
The sudo command allows you to run programs with the security privileges of another user. Usually this command is used to run command as a […]
Redhat – Links between files
Every file or folder created in a Linux system is associated with an iNode. The name given to the file is mapped to the inode […]
Redhat – Generating SoS report
The SoS report command is a tool that collects various details from a Redhat Linux server. These details include configuration details, system information and diagnostic […]