linux

Changing User Passwords on Linux Systems with Ansible

October 7, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, user, module, linux, user management, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, passwd

Introduction In today’s episode of Ansible Pilot, I’m Luca Berton, and we’ll be delving into the process of changing a user password on a Linux system using Ansible.

Ansible troubleshooting - passwordless account

October 5, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, troubleshooting, password, accounting, user, error, fatal, 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.

Enable user account - Ansible module user

October 4, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, user, module, linux, user management

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

Disable user account - Ansible module user

September 30, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, user, module, linux

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

Rename file or directory - Ansible module copy and file

September 24, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, rename, file, module, filesystem, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE

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

Create Text Files with Ansible: Simple Playbook Guide

September 22, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, copy, file, module, filesystem, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE

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

Ansible troubleshooting - not a valid attribute for a Play error

September 20, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, troubleshooting, error, fatal

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.

Create an empty file - Ansible module file

September 17, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, file, module, filesystem, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE

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

Checkout git repository via SSH - Ansible module git

September 16, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, git, module, repository, connection, ssh

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

Decoding Ansible Syntax Errors: A Troubleshooting Guide

September 15, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, troubleshooting, group, linux, error, fatal, syntax

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

Download a file - Ansible module get_url

September 13, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, download, URL, linux, download

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

Reboot remote hosts - Ansible module reboot

September 10, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, reboot, hosts, linux

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

Delete file or directory - Ansible module file

September 9, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, delete, filesystem, linux, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE

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

Ansible troubleshooting - chgrp failed

September 7, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, troubleshooting, group, linux, chgrp, error, fatal, automation, ansible playbook tutorial, ansible modules, ansible 101, ansible for beginners, devops engineer, devops tutorial for beginners, learn ansible, ansible roles, learning, ansible guide, ansible beginner

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.

Change file permission - Ansible module file

September 6, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, permission, linux, filesystem, authorization, authentication, chmod, chgrp

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

Open firewall ports in Debian like systems — Ansible module ufw

September 3, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, debian, ubuntu, ufw, network

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.

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

September 2, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, redhat, firewalld, network

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.

Remove user account - Ansible module user

September 1, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, delete, linux, accounting, authorization, authentication, user management

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

Extract an archive - Ansible module unarchive

August 27, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, unarchive, module, file, zip, unzip

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

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.

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.