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diff --git a/ansible_stuff.org b/ansible_stuff.org index 400958f..3b7cf61 100644 --- a/ansible_stuff.org +++ b/ansible_stuff.org @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ #+TITLE: my scrappy ansible notes #+AUTHOR: blizzack -* <2023-10-23 Mon> +* <2023-10-23 Mon> --------------------------------------------------------- - installing ansible via pip @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ bash-5.2$ bash-5.2$ bash-5.2$ -* <2023-10-24 Tue> +* <2023-10-24 Tue> --------------------------------------------------------- decided it would be nice to have another host to play around with so i dusted off 'bbox' and logged into it from 'boom2' @@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ Connection to 192.168.0.220 closed. https://www.educba.com/ansible-hosts-file/ -* <2023-10-29 Sun> +* <2023-10-29 Sun> --------------------------------------------------------- - created '~/.ansible/hosts' file like so: @@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ ansible dev -m ping msg: Hello Ansible World #+end_src -* <2023-10-30 Mon> +* <2023-10-30 Mon> --------------------------------------------------------- - make sure to setup my path correctly so that the ansible executable can be found @@ -491,14 +491,14 @@ bash-5.2$ echo $PATH - seems i dont understand YAML well enuf https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/YAMLSyntax.html -* <2023-11-02 Thu> +* <2023-11-02 Thu> --------------------------------------------------------- some definitions of things: - control node = my ansible server - managed node(s) = target systems -* <2023-11-22 Wed> +* <2023-11-22 Wed> --------------------------------------------------------- did a lil research on more resources @@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ playbook: 12-playbook-copy-directory.yml ansible-playbook -l dev-stations 12-playbook-copy-directory.yml -* <2023-11-30 Thu> +* <2023-11-30 Thu> --------------------------------------------------------- researching 'roles' and how to use them. @@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook_guide/playbooks_reuse_roles.htm - localhost.yml - other_hosts.yml -* <2023-12-04 Mon> +* <2023-12-04 Mon> --------------------------------------------------------- - experimented w/ using the 'inventory_hostname' above by using an example from here: @@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook_guide/playbooks_reuse_roles.htm https://github.com/cesarvr/ansible-role-hello-world - the inet needs more simple examples like this !! -* <2023-12-05 Tue> +* <2023-12-05 Tue> --------------------------------------------------------- - How to Use Ansible Roles to Abstract your Infrastructure Environment https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-ansible-roles-to-abstract-your-infrastructure-environment @@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook_guide/playbooks_reuse_roles.htm https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53253879/ansible-vars-files-vs-include-vars https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36134552/use-multiple-var-files-in-ansible-role -* <2023-12-07 Thu> +* <2023-12-07 Thu> --------------------------------------------------------- - worked w/ 'var_files' and that did not do what i expected - playing w/ 'group_vars' directory @@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook_guide/playbooks_reuse_roles.htm - so...this explains why trying to add different variablse for the hosts in roles was painful...its bcuz its in the wrong place -* <2023-12-08 Fri> +* <2023-12-08 Fri> --------------------------------------------------------- - continued my tests of copying files and found the correct way is to use hosts and/or group vars that can be kept in the playbook or w/ @@ -820,14 +820,14 @@ https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook_guide/playbooks_reuse_roles.htm 'ansible.builtin.command' https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56663332/difference-between-shell-and-command-in-ansible -* <2023-12-12 Tue> +* <2023-12-12 Tue> --------------------------------------------------------- today i learned that ansible makes it a lil difficult to copy/move files around on the controller node. they make it very apparent that ansible is for contolling managed nodes not necessarily controlling the control node. -* <2023-12-13 Wed> +* <2023-12-13 Wed> --------------------------------------------------------- looking at examples to update a file on a managed host @@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/lineinfile_m - an online python regex syntax checker https://pythex.org/ -* <2023-12-14 Thu> +* <2023-12-14 Thu> --------------------------------------------------------- copy 'rc.firewall' from bbox to boom2: @@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ rsync --progress -avzhr --delete -e 'ssh -i ~/.ssh/20231024bbox' dpierre@192.168 https://chmod-calculator.com/ -* <2023-12-15 Fri> +* <2023-12-15 Fri> --------------------------------------------------------- lol..learned of a lil abnormality w/ ansible today. while testing replacing contents of a file w/ the 'ansible.builtin.replace' module @@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ https://www.pythontutorial.net/python-regex/python-regex-backreferences/ ansible replace examples: - https://www.linuxtechi.com/replace-strings-lines-with-ansible/ -* <2023-12-16 Sat> +* <2023-12-16 Sat> --------------------------------------------------------- just pointing out another case of weirdness that occured as a result of the 'command' vs. 'shell' in a playbook. @@ -1018,8 +1018,7 @@ while the same object under the shell command returns a string, like so: just documenting this fact here cuz i have a feeling this weirdness will bite me in the ass someday. - -* <2023-12-19 Tue> +* <2023-12-19 Tue> --------------------------------------------------------- - slackpkg module @@ -1038,6 +1037,12 @@ will bite me in the ass someday. there does not seem to be a module for this since it is considered 'unofficial' +- interesting i see an example of using a template w/in a template here: + https://medium.com/@chandrapal/managing-linux-users-ssh-keys-using-ansible-39ee2fc24c16 + + - i've seen references online that say this does not work well. + will need to test this + * references 2023-12-16 -- the following is a lists of ansible related URLs compiled so far. |