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Ansible Basics, Architecture And Terminology.

• Getting started
• Inventory
• Playbooks
• Variables
• Facts and magic variables
• Vault
• Conditional
• Loop
• Handler
• Roles

Install Ansible In The Most Common Operating Systems

• Ansible terminology – ansible vs ansible-core packages
• How to install Ansible in RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
• How to install Ansible in Fedora 34
• How to install Ansible in Fedora 35
• How to install Ansible in CentOS 8
• How to install Ansible in CentOS 8 Stream
• How to install Ansible in CentOS 9 Stream
• How to install Ansible in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• How to install Ansible in Ubuntu 21.10
• How to install Ansible in macOS
• How to install Ansible in Debian 11
• How to install Ansible with PIP
• How to install Ansible in Windows 10
• How to install Ansible in Windows 11
• How to install Ansible in OpenSUSE Leap 15
• How to install Ansible in ArchLinux 2021.12.01
• How to install Ansible in Gentoo Linux
• How to install Ansible in AlmaLinux 8
• How to install Ansible in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP3
• How to install Ansible in Oracle Linux 8
• How to install Ansible in RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 Beta
• How to install Ansible in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish
• How to install Ansible in Fedora 36 – Ansible install

Ansible Tip & Tricks

• Print text or variable during execution – Ansible module debug
• Pause execution – Ansible module pause
• How to Pass Variables to Ansible Playbook in the command line? – Ansible extra variables
• Break a string over multiple lines – Ansible Literal and Folded Block Scalar operators
• Ansible terminology – ansible_hostname vs inventory_hostname vs ansible_fqdn
• Set remote environment per task or play – Ansible environment statement
• Execute command on the Ansible host – Ansible localhost
• Three options to Safely Limit Ansible Playbooks Execution to a Single Machine
• Ansible modules – command vs shell
• Write a Variable to a File – Ansible module copy vs template
• How to Run Only One Task in Ansible Playbook? – Ansible tags statement
• Filter A List By Its Attributes – Ansible selectattr filter
• Using Date, Time and Timestamp in Ansible Playbook – Ansible Tip and Tricks
  
• Using Date, Time and Timestamp without Facts in Ansible Playbook – Ansible date and lookup plugin
• Ansible Playbook Dry Run – check and diff mode
• Ansible Magic Variables – Ansible Tip and Tricks
  

Ansible Modules To Automate Linux Tasks

• System Administrator examples
• Test host availability – Ansible module ping
• Edit single line text – Ansible module lineinfile
• Edit multi-line text – Ansible module blockinfile
• Reboot remote hosts – Ansible module reboot
• Checkout git repository via HTTPS – Ansible module git
• Checkout git repository via SSH – Ansible module git
• Copy files to remote hosts – Local to Remote – Ansible module copy
• Copy files from remote hosts – Remote to Local – Ansible module fetch
• Start and enable services on boot on remote hosts – Ansible module service_facts, service
• Restart services on remote hosts – Ansible module service
• Stop and disable services on boot on remote hosts – Ansible module service_facts, service
• Apply a file template – Ansible module template – HTML placeholder
• Loop in file template – Ansible module template – Generate hosts file
• Schedule a Cron Job task in Linux – Ansible module cron
• Read a file into a variable on host – Ansible lookup plugin file
• Read an environment variable – Ansible lookup plugin env
• Download a file using an HTTPS proxy via environment variables – Ansible get_url and environment
• Permanently Set Remote System Wide Environment Variables on Linux – /etc/environment – Ansible module lineinfile
• Ansible modules – command vs shell
  

Ansible Module To Interact With Filesystem, File And Directory Creation, Permission And Delete

• Create an empty file – Ansible module file
• Create a text file – Ansible module copy
• Check if a file exists – Ansible module stat
• Create a directory in Linux – Ansible module file
• Check if a directory exists – Ansible module stat
• Rename file or directory – Ansible module copy and file
• Change file permission – Ansible module file
• Add Execute Permission 755 on Linux file – Ansible module file
  
• Delete file or directory – Ansible module file
• Download a file – Ansible module get_url
• Extract an archive – Ansible module unarchive
• Create a symbolic link (also symlink or soft link) in Linux – Ansible module file
• Create a hard link in Linux – Ansible module file
• Mount a Windows share in Linux SMB/CIFS – Ansible module mount
• Mount an NFS share in Linux – Ansible module mount
• Concatenate multiple files in a specific order – Ansible module template and YAML
  
• Backup With Rsync – Local to Remote – Ansible module synchronize
  
• How to Delete Only Files Inside a Directory – Ansible module find

Ansible Module to Interact with Storage Devices, Partitions, Filesystem, LVM, etc.

• Create a New LVM Partition – Ansible module parted

Ansible Module to Interact with PostgreSQL RDBMS: create database, user, grant permission, backup and restore

• Install PostgreSQL in RedHat-like systems – Ansible modules yum, stat, shell, service
• Install PostgreSQL in Debian-like systems – Ansible modules apt, stat, shell, service
• Create a PostgreSQL Database – Ansible module postgresql_db
• Create a PostgreSQL User or Role – Ansible module postgresql_user
• Allow md5 Connection for a PostgreSQL User / Role – Ansible module postgresql_pg_hba
• Grant Privileges to User/Role on PostgreSQL Database – Ansible module postgresql_privs
• Backup a PostgreSQL Database – Ansible module postgresql_db
• Restore a PostgreSQL Database — Ansible module postgresql_db
• Drop a PostgreSQL Database — Ansible module postgresql_db
• Rename a PostgreSQL Database – Ansible module postgresql_db
• Run a SQL Command/Query on PostgreSQL – Ansible module postgresql_query
  

Perform User Management Under Linux System: User Creation, Deletion, Change Attributes, Disable And Enable

• Create a user account – Ansible module user
• Remove user account – Ansible module user
• Change user password – Ansible module user
• Disable user account – Ansible module user
• Enable user account – Ansible module user
• User password expiration – Ansible module user 
• Create a group in Linux – Ansible module group
• Delete a group in Linux – Ansible module group
• Ansible Playbook Code For RedHat-Like Systems
• Add a User to a Second Group on Linux – Ansible module user
• Change the User Primary Group on Linux – Ansible module user

How To Download And Use Ansible Roles And Collection From Ansible Galaxy Directory

• Download and Use Ansible Galaxy Role – ansible-galaxy and requirements.yml
• Download and Use Ansible Galaxy Collection – ansible-galaxy and requirements.yml

Ansible Modules To Automate Interaction With Web Services API

• Submit a GET request to a REST API endpoint – Interact with web services – Ansible module uri
• Token-Based Authentication in REST API – Interact with web services – Ansible module uri – Authentication request using the REST API token

Ansible Modules To Automate Linux Security Tasks

• Set sysctl kernel parameters – Ansible module sysctl
• Load and Unload Kernel Modules in Linux – Ansible module modprobe
• Configure Kernel Parameters in RedHat-like Linux systems – Ansible system role
• Set the SELinux Policy States and Modes on Linux – Ansible module selinux
• Enable or Disable SELinux Boolean on Linux – Ansible module seboolean
• Enable or Disable Permissive Domain in SELinux policy on Linux – Ansible module selinux_permissive
• Vulnerability Scanner/Detector Log4Shell Remote Code Execution Log4j (CVE-2021–44228) — Ansible log4j-cve-2021–44228
• How to mitigate Polkit Privilege Escalation – PWNKIT (CVE-2021-4034) on RedHat-like systems – Ansible playbook mitigation
  

How To Manage Some RedHat-Like (Fedora, CentOS, Oracle Linux, Amazon Linux) Specific Configuration

• Register a system with Red Hat Subscription-Manager – Ansible module redhat_subscription
• Install a package in RedHat like systems – Ansible module yum
• Rolling Update RedHat like systems – Ansible module yum
• Open firewall ports in RedHat like systems – Ansible module firewalld
• Install Google Chrome in RedHat-like systems – Ansible module rpm_key, yum_repos
• Install Microsoft Edge in RedHat-like systems – Ansible module rpm_key, yum_repository and yum
• NFS Server — Export an NFS Share in RedHat-like systems — Ansible modules yum, file, lineinfile, command, firewalld, service
• Deploy a web server apache httpd on RedHat-like systems – Ansible modules yum, copy, service firewalld
• Deploy a proxy server squid on RedHat-like systems – Ansible modules yum, template, service and firewalld
• Deploy a web server apache httpd virtualhost on RedHat-like systems – Ansible modules yum, file, copy, template, service and firewalld

How To Manage Some Debian-Like (Ubuntu, Mint) Specific Configuration

• Install a package in Debian like systems – Ansible module apt
• Rolling Update Debian-like systems – Ansible module apt
• Open firewall ports in Debian like systems – Ansible module ufw
• Install Google Chrome in Debian-like systems – Ansible module apt_key, apt_repos
• Install Microsoft Edge in Debian-like systems – Ansible module apt_key, apt_repository and apt
• Deploy a web server apache httpd on Debian-like systems – Ansible modules apt, copy, service and ufw
• Deploy a web server apache httpd virtual host on Debian-like systems – Ansible modules apt, file, copy, template, command, ufw and service

How To Manage Some Suse-Like Specific Configuration

• Install a package in Suse-like systems – Ansible module zypper
• Install Google Chrome in Suse-like systems – Ansible module rpm_key, zypper_repo

Ansible Playbook Code For Windows-Like Systems

• Configure a Windows Host for Ansible – ansible winrm
• Test Windows host availability – Ansible module win_ping
• Create an empty file in Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_file
• Check if a file exists on Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_stat
• Install Windows software – Ansible module win_chocolatey
• Copy files to Windows remote hosts – Local to Remote – Ansible module win_copy
• Copy files from Windows remote hosts – Ansible module fetch
• Reboot Windows hosts Ansible module win_reboot
• Install Google Chrome in Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_chocolatey
• Install Docker in Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_chocolatey
• Extract an archive in Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_unzip
• Download a file in Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_get_url
• Create a directory on Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_file
• Check if a directory exists on Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_stat
• Check Registry .NET Framework version on Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_reg_stat
• Add Windows Registry on Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_regedit
• Remove Windows Registry path or key on Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_regedit
• Rolling Update Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_updates
• Create a local group on Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_group
• Remove a local group on Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_group
• Create a local user on Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_user
• Remove a local user on Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_user
  
• Change local user password on Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_user
  
• Backup With Robocopy on Windows – Ansible module win_robocopy
  
• Ansible modules – win_command vs win_shell
  

Ansible Modules To Automate Containers Tasks

• Install Docker in Debian-like systems – Ansible module apt_key, apt_repository, and apt
• Install Docker in RedHat-like systems – Ansible module rpm_key, yum_repository, and yum
• Install Docker in Windows-like systems – Ansible module win_chocolatey
• Install Red Hat CodeReady Containers to run OpenShift 4 in macOS
• Create Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP 4 namespace project – Ansible module k8s
• Install Zoom flatpak in Debian-like systems – Ansible module flatpak
• Install Zoom flatpak in RedHat-like systems – Ansible module flatpak
• Update Zoom flatpak(s) in Linux systems – Ansible module command
• Install Spotify snap in Debian-like systems – Ansible module snap
• Install Spotify snap in RedHat-like systems – Ansible module snap
• Deploy Apache Web Server in a Docker Container for Debian-like systems – Ansible modules docker_image and docker_container
• Deploy Apache Web Server in a Podman Container for RedHat-like systems – Ansible modules podman_image and podman_container

Ansible Modules To Automate Kubernetes K8s and OpenShift OCP  Tasks

• Install Red Hat CodeReady Containers/OpenShift Local to run OpenShift 4 in macOS
• Create Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP 4 Namespace Project – Ansible module k8s
• Create Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP Pod – nginx – Ansible module k8s
• Create Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP Service – Ansible module k8s
• Create Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP Secret – Ansible module k8s
• Assign CPU Resources to Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP Containers and Pods — Ansible module k8s
• Assign Memory Resources to Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP Containers and Pods – Ansible module k8s
• Configure a Pod to Use a Volume for Storage — Ansible module k8s
  
• Apply Multiple YAML Files at Once on Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP – Ansible module k8s and lookup plugin fileglob
  
• Ansible troubleshooting – Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP 401 Unauthorized

Ansible Modules To Automate Network stack, test and validate network state

• Backup Config on Dell EMC Networking Operating System DNOS 6 – Ansible Network dellemc.os6
• Backup Config on Dell EMC Networking Operating System DNOS 10 – Ansible Network dellemc.os10
• Backup Config on Mikrotik RouterOS – Ansible Network community.routeros

Ansible Modules To Automate the VMware infrastructure: datacenter, cluster, host system, and virtual machines

• Configure Ansible for VMware – ansible collection community.vmware
• Configure a Python Virtual Environment for Ansible VMware – ansible collection community.vmware
  
• Ansible troubleshooting – VMware Failed to Import PyVmomi
• Ansible troubleshooting – VMware Unknown error while connecting to vCenter or ESXi
• Create a VMware vSphere Virtual Machine – Ansible module vmware_guest
• Deploy a VMware vSphere Virtual Machine from a Template – Ansible module vmware_guest
• Start a VMware vSphere Virtual Machine – Ansible module vmware_guest_powerstate
• Stop a VMware vSphere Virtual Machine – Ansible module vmware_guest_powerstate
• Take a VMware Virtual Machine Snapshot – Ansible module vmware_guest_snapshot
• Delete a VMware Virtual Machine Snapshot – Ansible module vmware_guest_snapshot
• Add a New Hard Disk to VMware vSphere Virtual Machine – Ansible module vmware_guest_disk
• Expand a Virtual Disk in VMware vSphere Virtual Machine – Ansible module vmware_guest_disk
• Ansible Dynamic Inventory For VMware – Ansible community.vmware.vmware_vm_inventory
• Gather Info about all VMware ESX/ESXi Hosts in a given Cluster – Ansible module vmware_host_config_info
  
• Get VMware vSphere Virtual Machine UUID – Ansible module vmware_guest_info
  

The Most Commons Ansible Errors, How To Troubleshoot And Fix.

• Ansible troubleshooting – connection failed
• Ansible troubleshooting – macOS fork error
• Ansible troubleshooting – indentation error
• Ansible troubleshooting – Syntax Error
• Ansible troubleshooting – undefined variable
• Ansible troubleshooting – invalid argument
• Ansible troubleshooting – privilege escalation error
• Ansible troubleshooting – missing sudo password and incorrect sudo password
• Ansible troubleshooting – missing module parameter
• Ansible troubleshooting – failure downloading
• Ansible troubleshooting – chgrp failed
• Ansible troubleshooting – not a valid attribute for a Play error
• Ansible troubleshooting – fatal template error while templating string
• Ansible troubleshooting – PowerShell incompatible with the sudo become plugin
• Ansible troubleshooting – passwordless account
• Ansible troubleshooting – user module password_expiry_min bug
• Ansible troubleshooting – Windows 10 Error 0x80370102 WSL: Windows Subsystem for Linux
• Ansible troubleshooting – Windows 11 Error 0x80370102 WSL: Windows Subsystem for Linux
• Ansible troubleshooting – urlopen error
• Ansible troubleshooting – destination does not exist
• Ansible troubleshooting – role not found error
• Ansible troubleshooting – Module Failure on Windows-target
• Ansible troubleshooting – Permission denied Errno 13
• Ansible troubleshooting – VARIABLE IS NOT DEFINED! ansible_hostname
• Ansible troubleshooting – Unhandled exception while executing module win_user
  
• Ansible troubleshooting – This command has to be run under the root user
  
• Ansible troubleshooting – Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP 401 Unauthorized
  
• Ansible troubleshooting – VMware Failed to Import PyVmomi
  
• Ansible troubleshooting – VMware Unknown error while connecting to vCenter or ESXi