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Error while running playbook consisting of roles - Ansible

You get this error because ansible was ...READ MORE

Mar 12, 2019 in Ansible by William
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Why do people use Ansible roles?

Ansible roles are basically like functions in ...READ MORE

Mar 12, 2019 in Ansible by Yamini
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Encrypting few variables and embedding them in playbook

Hey @Camron, you can just encrypt those ...READ MORE

Mar 7, 2019 in Ansible by Fez
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What is vault id?

A vault id is an identifier for ...READ MORE

Mar 7, 2019 in Ansible by William
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Python script to decrypt while running the playbook - Ansible Vault

Ansible provides a feature where you can ...READ MORE

Mar 7, 2019 in Ansible by William
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Password prompt everytime I run a playbook is annoying

So Ansible provides a feature called vault ...READ MORE

Mar 7, 2019 in Ansible by William
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Pass multiple password files while running ansible playbook

Hey @Neha, you can pass your password ...READ MORE

Mar 6, 2019 in Ansible by Yesha
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View the encrypted file without decrypting - Ansible Vault

Hey @Laksha, you can view the file ...READ MORE

Mar 6, 2019 in Ansible by William
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Disadvantages of using Ansible Vault

There are two main disadvantages: If you lose ...READ MORE

Mar 6, 2019 in Ansible by William
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How do I enable sudo privileges in the playbook?

Hey @Kiran, to set enable mode for ...READ MORE

Mar 6, 2019 in Ansible by Yogesh
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Error saying "Invalid input (privileged mode required)" - Ansible

The task that generated this error requires to enable mode ...READ MORE

Mar 6, 2019 in Ansible by Yogesh
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Check status of an operation running in the background - Ansible

Hey @Neel, According to the documentation, Long running ...READ MORE

Mar 6, 2019 in Ansible by Yesha
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Ensure the package is latest version - Ansible

Ensure a package is at the latest ...READ MORE

Mar 6, 2019 in Ansible by Yogesh
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Check for certain package with specific version exists - Ansible

Hey @Kavya, to check if a package ...READ MORE

Mar 6, 2019 in Ansible by Devika
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Check is a package exists - Ansible

Hey There, @here is an example for your ...READ MORE

May 6, 2020 in Ansible by Rajat
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copy multiple files to multiple systems - Ansible

You can use /usr/bin/ansible command line. Ansible can SCP ...READ MORE

Mar 6, 2019 in Ansible by Yogesh
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reboot all web servers in Canada, 15 at a time. is that possible in Ansible?

Of course, that is possible @Neel, just ...READ MORE

Mar 6, 2019 in Ansible by Yogesh
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What are Ad-Hoc commands?

Ad-Hoc command is something that you would ...READ MORE

Mar 6, 2019 in Ansible by Yogesh
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Change Ansible Vault editor from vi to nano

By default, the editor used by the ...READ MORE

Mar 5, 2019 in Ansible by Yogesh
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How do I copy files from my system desktop to my EC2 instance?

One of the ways is to upload ...READ MORE

Mar 5, 2019 in Ansible by Kyraa
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How do I install Ansible on windows?

Hi Neha, you cannot have an entire ...READ MORE

Feb 28, 2019 in Ansible by Kavya
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Why are facts gathered in puppet and ansible?

The facts gathered by these tools are ...READ MORE

Feb 21, 2019 in Ansible by Vismaya
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How do I install Ansible on Ubuntu?

Hey Kiara, Execute the following commands to Install ...READ MORE

Feb 20, 2019 in Ansible by Kunal
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What are connection plugins in Ansible?

Hey @Jay, connection plugins allow ansible to ...READ MORE

Feb 20, 2019 in Ansible by Shalaka
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How to enable Inventory Cache plugin in Ansible?

Adding to @Farookh's answer, if the inventory ...READ MORE

Feb 20, 2019 in Ansible by Shalaka
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How do I enable cache plugin in Ansible?

Hey @Jason, You can enable a cache plugin ...READ MORE

Feb 20, 2019 in Ansible by Yogesh
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What are cache plugins in Ansible?

Cache plugins allow Ansible to store gathered facts ...READ MORE

Feb 20, 2019 in Ansible by Kashish
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What are Action plugins in Ansible?

Action plugins work with the modules to ...READ MORE

Feb 19, 2019 in Ansible by Jobin
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What are the different types of plugins available in Ansible?

Ansible provides a huge variety of plugins ...READ MORE

Feb 19, 2019 in Ansible by Priya
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What are the SCM tools supported by jenkins?

Hey @Jugnu, below are Source code management ...READ MORE

Feb 13, 2019 in Ansible by Imran
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Delete previously added authorized keys and add new ones

Hey @Emily, hope this works - name: Set ...READ MORE

Feb 12, 2019 in Ansible by John
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How do i set multiple authorized keys to my ansible playbook?

Try this: - name: Set up multiple authorized ...READ MORE

Feb 12, 2019 in Ansible by John
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Add authorized key taken from a URL - Ansible

Hey @Lopez, you can use the authorized_key ...READ MORE

Feb 12, 2019 in Ansible by Charlie
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How do I add ssh authorized keys in ansible playbook?

Hey @kailash use the authorized_key plugin that ...READ MORE

Feb 12, 2019 in Ansible by Kyra
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Can I use something like if statement to check for conditions in my playbook?

Hey @Kashish, you could use something like ...READ MORE

Feb 11, 2019 in Ansible by Kyra
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How do I add apt key by id from a keyserver? - Ansible

Hey @Altis, you can use the module ...READ MORE

Feb 11, 2019 in Ansible by Kyra
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How do I manage my config snapshots? - Ansible

Hey @Pandora, You can use the aci_config_snapshot module ...READ MORE

Feb 11, 2019 in Ansible by Kyra
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How do I manage Server Load balancing on A10 network? - Ansible

Hey @Tanishq, you can use the a10_server ...READ MORE

Feb 11, 2019 in Ansible by Myra
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Can Ansible modules be used from the command line?

Yes @Donna, you can execute a module ...READ MORE

Feb 11, 2019 in Ansible by Tariq
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Reset ansible vault password

Should you wish to change your password ...READ MORE

Feb 11, 2019 in Ansible by Zonasha
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what does ansible-vault edit command do?

Hey @Faizal, your worry is obvious in ...READ MORE

Feb 11, 2019 in Ansible by Mariam
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Error saying no module boto3 even though I have it.

Hey @Liala, try using hosts as localhost ...READ MORE

Feb 9, 2019 in Ansible by Monish
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What is the difference between the host file and an inventory file in ansible?

Actually both are same. hosts file is ...READ MORE

Feb 12, 2019 in Ansible by Amith
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Permission denied while running the playbook

Hey @Hari, try executing your playbook using ...READ MORE

Feb 9, 2019 in Ansible by Monish
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How do I use my static and dynamic inventory files together in an ansible playbook?

Add both your static and dynamic inventories ...READ MORE

Feb 9, 2019 in Ansible by Monish
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SSH encountered an unknown error during the connection - Ansible Error

I think you have not configured your ...READ MORE

Feb 9, 2019 in Ansible by Monish
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Error saying "Timeout (12s) waiting for privilege escalation prompt: or Connection to 127.0.0.1 closed.\r\n"

Hey @Sinha, add these parameters in your ...READ MORE

Feb 9, 2019 in Ansible by Monish
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Error message saying variable undefines - Ansible

Hey @Karthik, you don't really have to ...READ MORE

Feb 9, 2019 in Ansible by Monish
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Error saying "Internal Error: this module does not support running commands via 'sudo'"

Hey @Syra, use the sudo directive in ...READ MORE

Feb 9, 2019 in Ansible by Monish
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Do all Ansible modules mentioned in Playbook tasks actually run on the remote host machine?

Hey @Shruti, ansible tasks run on the ...READ MORE

Feb 9, 2019 in Ansible by Monish
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