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Create user account - Ansible module user

August 26, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, create, linux, accounting, authorization, authentication, user management, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, ansible module user

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

How to Check If a File Exists in Ansible

August 25, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, stat, module, file, filesystem

How to check if a file exists in Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

Restart services on remote hosts - Ansible module service

August 24, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, service, module, linux, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE

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

Troubleshoot macOS Fork Errors in Ansible Playbooks

August 23, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, troubleshooting, error, macos, fork

Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting and specifically about macOS fork errors.

Test Windows host availability - Ansible module win_ping

August 20, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, ping, module, windows, connection

How to test Windows host availability? Today we’re going to talk about the simplest way to test if a Windows-managed host is available to receive our commands.

Edit single-line text -Ansible module lineinfile

August 19, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, lineinfile, module, text, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE

Today we’re going to talk about how to edit a single-line text in a file with Ansible.

How to install Ansible with PIP - Ansible install

August 18, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, install, PIP, Python, operating system, installation, linux, ansible install

How to install Ansible with PIP, the Python package manager? Today we’re going to talk about how to use the up-to-date version of Ansible in Linux and macOS using PIP.

Rolling Update Debian-like systems - Ansible module apt

August 17, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, apt, module, update

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

How to Fix Ansible Connection Failures: Troubleshooting Tips

August 16, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, troubleshooting, error, connection, ssh

Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting and specifically about connection failed errors.

Ansible Rolling Updates: Nginx and System Packages

August 13, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, yum, module, update, DNF

How to perform the rolling updates with Ansible in RedHat-like systems?

Copy files from remote hosts - Remote to Local - Ansible module fetch

August 12, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, fetch, module, files

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

Copy files to remote hosts - Local to Remote - Ansible module copy

August 11, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, copy, module, files

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

Checkout git repository via HTTPS - Ansible module git

August 10, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, git, module, repository, connection

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

Privilege escalation errors - Ansible troubleshooting

August 9, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, troubleshooting, error, privilege, become

Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting and specifically about privilege escalation errors.

Install a package in Debian-like systems - Ansible module apt

August 6, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, apt, module, debian, ubuntu

How to Install a package with Ansible in Debian-like systems? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Install a package in RedHat-like systems - Ansible module yum

August 5, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, yum, module, DNF, RedHat

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

Print text or variable during execution - Ansible module debug

August 3, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, debug, module, text, variable, variables

How to print a text or a variable during the execution with Ansible?

Ansible troubleshooting - Indentation error

August 2, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, troubleshooting, error, indentation

Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting and specifically about indentation errors.

Edit multi-line text - Ansible module blockinfile

August 1, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, blockinfile, module, text, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE

Today we’re going to talk about how to edit a multi-line text in a file with Ansible and so much more.

How to install Ansible in Ubuntu 20.04 - Ansible install

July 30, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, install, Ubuntu, operating system, installation, linux, apt

How to install Ansible in the latest Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside ubuntu 20.