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diff --git a/ansible_stuff.org b/ansible_stuff.org index a2b8556..6dc98eb 100644 --- a/ansible_stuff.org +++ b/ansible_stuff.org @@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ Connection to 192.168.0.220 closed. -to- - ;inventory=~/.ansible/hosts + inventory=~/.ansible/hosts https://www.educba.com/ansible-hosts-file/ @@ -410,6 +410,22 @@ ansible all -m ping ansible dev -m ping +- the above reference using the inventory file '~/.ansible/hosts' but + when executing ansible commands we can use any inventory file as + long as we use the '-i' switch to explicitly point to it. like so: + + ansible all -i /some/path/to/my/inventory_file -m ping + + ansible-playbook -i /some/path/to/my/inventory_file 01-playbook-hello.yml + + - the following resource shows so many different ways to setup your + inventory file(s). it shows detailed ways of organizing nodes + into groups and subgroups, inventory variables, use patterns to + target different groups of servers when running commands & + playbooks. + https://assets.digitalocean.com/books/how-to-manage-remote-servers-with-ansible.pdf + + - create a file on a host using ansible https://phoenixnap.com/kb/ansible-create-file @@ -486,3 +502,53 @@ did a lil research on more resources https://www.lifewire.com/download-free-books-3482754 https://assets.digitalocean.com/books/how-to-manage-remote-servers-with-ansible.pdf + +https://www.digitalocean.com/community/cheatsheets/how-to-use-ansible-cheat-sheet-guide + + +To execute a command on a node, use the -a option followed by the +command you want to run, in quotes. + +some more examples of an adhoc commands that can be run: + + +dpierre@boom2:~$ ansible all -a "df -Th" + +192.168.0.220 | CHANGED | rc=0 >> +Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on +/dev/root ext4 98G 17G 77G 18% / +devtmpfs devtmpfs 3.9G 0 3.9G 0% /dev +tmpfs tmpfs 32M 1.2M 31M 4% /run +tmpfs tmpfs 3.9G 0 3.9G 0% /dev/shm +cgroup_root tmpfs 8.0M 0 8.0M 0% /sys/fs/cgroup +/dev/sda1 ext4 89M 82M 73K 100% /boot + + +dpierre@boom2:~$ ansible all -a "uptime" + +192.168.0.220 | CHANGED | rc=0 >> + 14:00:39 up 5 min, 1 user, load average: 0.15, 0.05, 0.01 + + +interesting... we can use a different ssh key with our ansible +commands if we wish like so: + + ansible all -a "df -Th" --private-key=~/.ssh/some/custom_ssh_key + +this is also mentioned in the comments within '~/.ansible.cfg' that we +manufactured on <2023-10-23 Mon> + +grrr...so many options!! we can add a private key directly to the +inventory file we choose to use as well. there is a variable called +'ansible_ssh_private_key_file=~/.ssh/some/custom_ssh_key' + +this resource below mentions this some more: +https://www.digitalocean.com/community/cheatsheets/how-to-manage-multiple-servers-with-ansible-ad-hoc-commands + +we use the '-m' switch on ansible commands to reference a command via +the 'command module' to execute that command on the remote server(s). + +ansible all -m setup +ansible all -m setup -a "gather_subset=min" +ansible all -m setup -a " filter=*ipv* " +ansible all -m setup > ../bbox-system.json |