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How to Change a User Password with Ansible

November 22, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, user, module, linux, user management, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, passwd

How to Change a User Password with Ansible Welcome to another episode of Ansible Pilot!

Ansible troubleshooting - Error markupsafe

November 10, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
Python, Homebrew, Ansible, Ansible-Lint, Markupsafe, Dependency, Mac, Upgrade, Error, Troubleshooting, Installation, Package Manager, Pip, Module, Upgrade Python, Python 3.12, Mac Terminal, Programming, Software, Development

Introduction After upgrading Python to version 3.12 on your Mac using Homebrew, you encountered an error when trying to run Ansible: “ERROR: No module named 'markupsafe'”.

The run_once statement in Ansible

October 30, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, run_once, module, linux, template, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, variables

Introduction Ansible is a powerful automation tool that makes managing IT infrastructure easier.

Edit single-line text - Ansible Playbook for Changing IP Address of Remote Hosts

April 30, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, lineinfile, module, text, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE

Automating the process of updating the IP address and netmask values in the network configuration file of multiple remote hosts can be a time-consuming and tedious task.

Automate Linux User Management with Ansible: A Comprehensive Guide

April 26, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, user, module, linux, user management, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, useradd, ansible user

Automating your Linux user management (local user and group) with Ansible enables you to achieve Infrastructure As Code (IaC).

Understanding Ansible Builtin vs Legacy Collections: Key Differences

April 15, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, ansible.builtin, module, debug, code, playbook, ansible.legacy, ansible.cfg

What is the “ansible.builtin” Ansible collection? What is the “ansible.legacy” collection?

Bard-ing with Ansible: Streamlining Testing for Google's AI Writing Tool

March 24, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, ai, module, code, google, playbook, bard

Google Bard Google Bard is the newest Chat-style Artificial Intelligence created by Google based on the Google Language Model for Dialogue Applications (or LaMDA for short).

Revolutionising Ansible: Testing the Limits of OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Smarter Automation

March 24, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, ai, module, code, ChatGPT, playbook, bard

OpenAI ChatGPT ChatGPT is a revolutionary artificial intelligence in that we can interact in a conversational way.

Create ISO image from Files and Folders - Ansible module iso_create

August 18, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, iso_create, module, iso9660, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, rock ridge, joliet, udf

How to Create ISO image from Files and Folders with Ansible?

Run a Python Script on Remote Machines - Ansible module script

August 18, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
automation, technology, ansible, scripting, remote execution, python, devops, IT automation, configuration management, playbook, module, tutorial, linux, system administration, infrastructure as code, open source, network automation, deployment automation, ansible script, custom script, shell ansible

How to Run Python Script on Remote Machines after transferring it?

Run a SQL Command/Query on PostgreSQL - Ansible module postgresql_query

June 18, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_query, sql, PostgreSQL, query, command, version, table

How to Run a SQL Command/Query on PostgreSQL with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Rename a PostgreSQL Database - Ansible module postgresql_db

June 16, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_db, Rename, PostgreSQL, db

How to Rename a PostgreSQL Database with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Drop a PostgreSQL Database - Ansible module postgresql_db

June 15, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_db, Drop, PostgreSQL, db

How to Drop a PostgreSQL Database with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Automate PostgreSQL Backups with Ansible Playbook

June 13, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_db, backup, PostgreSQL, db, dump

How to Backup a PostgreSQL Database with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Restore a PostgreSQL Database — Ansible module postgresql_db

June 13, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_db, backup, PostgreSQL, db, dump, restore

How to Restore a PostgreSQL Database with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Grant Privileges to User/Role on PostgreSQL Database - Ansible module postgresql_privs

June 10, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_privs, permission, PostgreSQL, db,

How to Grant Privileges to User/Role on PostgreSQL Database with Ansible?

Configure PostgreSQL with Ansible: User Access and Service Management

June 9, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_user, authentication, PostgreSQL, user, role, md5

How to Allow md5 Connection for a PostgreSQL User / Role with Ansible?

Create PostgreSQL Users/Roles with Ansible: A Simple Guide

June 9, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_user, create, PostgreSQL, user, role

How to Create a PostgreSQL User / Role with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Create PostgreSQL Databases with Ansible: Easy Guide

June 8, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_db, create, PostgreSQL, db

How to Create a PostgreSQL Database with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Install PostgreSQL in Debian-like systems - Ansible modules apt, stat, shell, service

June 8, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, apt, module, deb, Ubuntu, PostgreSQL, database, debian

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

Install PostgreSQL in RedHat-like systems - Ansible modules yum, stat, shell, service

June 6, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, yum, module, DNF, RedHat, PostgreSQL, database

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

How to Create a New LVM Partition with Ansible

June 1, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, parted, module, storage, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, disk

How to Create a New LVM Partition with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Configuring Ansible for VMware: Complete Setup Guide & Playbook

May 11, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, vmware, infrastructure, linux, python, datacenter, cluster, host, virtualmachine, pyvmomi, community.vmware, vmware_guest_info, tutorial, automation, scripting, devops, configuration management, playbook, module, ansible script

How to configure Ansible for VMware? Ansible provides various modules to manage VMware infrastructure, which includes data center, cluster, host system, and virtual machine.

Write a Variable to a File - Ansible module copy vs template

May 3, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, copy, module, linux, template, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, variables

How to write a variable to file with Ansible? From a simple value or the result of complex command execution on the target node often we have the need to write the result to a file.

Set Execute Permission (a+x) on Linux File Using Ansible

March 30, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, file, module, permission, filesystem, linux, redhat, ubuntu, chmod

How to Add Execute Permission 755 on Linux file with Ansible?