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Ansible troubleshooting - passwordless account

Introduction Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting and specifically about the “Fatal usermod: unlocking the user’s password would result in a passwordless account.

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Enable user account - Ansible module user

How to Enable a user account with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

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Ansible Fest 2021 Recap: Key Takeaways and Innovations

Hello, everyone from Luca Berton in the Ansible Pilot channel.

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Disable user account - Ansible module user

How to disable a user account with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

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Join Ansible Fest 2021: Global Automation Event

It’s the main event about Ansible worldwide. It’s a free virtual event hosted by RedHat for anyone passionate about automation.

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Fix PowerShell and Sudo Incompatibility in Ansible

Introduction Welcome back to Ansible Pilot! I’m Luca Berton, and today we’re diving into Ansible troubleshooting, focusing on the error that states “the PowerShell shell family is incompatible with the sudo become plugin.

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Reboot Windows hosts - Ansible module win_reboot

How to reboot remote Windows hosts with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

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Rename file or directory - Ansible module copy and file

How to rename a file or directory using an Ansible task on a remote system?

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Ansible Fest 2021: Key Updates and Innovations

It’s the main event about Ansible worldwide. It’s a free virtual event hosted by RedHat for anyone passionate about automation.

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Create Text Files with Ansible: Simple Playbook Guide

I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

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Ansible troubleshooting - not a valid attribute for a Play error

Introduction In today’s episode of Ansible Pilot, I’m Luca Berton, and we’ll be diving into Ansible troubleshooting, focusing on the infamous “not a valid attribute for a Play” error.

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Create an empty file - Ansible module file

Create an empty file - Ansible module file How to create an empty ~/example.

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Checkout git repository via SSH - Ansible module git

How to checkout git repository via SSH? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

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Decoding Ansible Syntax Errors: A Troubleshooting Guide

Introduction Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting and specifically about Syntax Errors.

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Copy Files to Windows Hosts with Ansible's win_copy Module

How to copy files to Windows remote hosts? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

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Download a file - Ansible module get_url

How to download a file with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

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Reboot remote hosts - Ansible module reboot

How to reboot remote hosts with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

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Delete file or directory - Ansible module file

How to Delete files or directory with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

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Install Windows software - Ansible module win_chocolatey

How to Install Windows software with Ansible? Today I’m going to reveal a secret to installing the software in a Windows-managed host using Chocolatey Package Manager.

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Ansible troubleshooting - chgrp failed

Introduction Welcome to another episode of Ansible Pilot. I’m Luca Berton, and today we’ll delve into Ansible troubleshooting, specifically focusing on the “chgrp failed” error.

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Change file permission - Ansible module file

How to change file or directory permission with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

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Open firewall ports in Debian like systems — Ansible module ufw

How to open firewall ports in Debian-like systems with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

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Open firewall ports in RedHat-like systems - Ansible module firewalld

How to open firewall ports in RedHat-like systems with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

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Remove user account - Ansible module user

How to remove a user account with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

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Extract an archive - Ansible module unarchive

How to extract an archive in Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

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