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tools:ansible [2022/12/13 12:59] – [Configuration] darrontools:ansible [2025/03/27 13:37] (current) – [Ansible automation] darron
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 Ansible is an automation tool, a secure shell frontend with expect like functionality. Due to it using Ansible is an automation tool, a secure shell frontend with expect like functionality. Due to it using
 SSH it's a very simple service to utilise and requires only python to be installed on SSH it's a very simple service to utilise and requires only python to be installed on
-each managed machine. SSH should to be configured using authorized keys and is not documented here.+each managed machine. SSH should be configured using authorized keys and is not documented here.
  
 It is recommended to develop the process manually before implementing it in Ansible to allow understanding It is recommended to develop the process manually before implementing it in Ansible to allow understanding
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 <code> <code>
-pip3 install pip-search+pip3 install pip-search --break-system-packages
 pip_search ansible pip_search ansible
 </code> </code>
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 <code> <code>
-pip3 install ansible+pip3 install ansible --break-system-packages
 rehash rehash
 +</code>
 +
 +If ansible was already installed and needs updating
 +
 +<code>
 +pip3 install --upgrade ansible --break-system-packages
 </code> </code>
  
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 Install python3 on each host you wish to perform operations on Install python3 on each host you wish to perform operations on
  
 +__Debian / Kali__
 <code> <code>
 apt install python3 python3-openssl apt install python3 python3-openssl
 +</code>
 +
 +__Red Hat / Oracle __
 +<code>
 +yum install python3 python3-pyOpenSSL
 </code> </code>
  
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 ===Configuration=== ===Configuration===
  
-Generate default config+Generate default configuration
  
 <code> <code>
 +mkdir -p ~/.ansible
 ansible-config init --disabled -t all > ~/.ansible.cfg ansible-config init --disabled -t all > ~/.ansible.cfg
 </code> </code>
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 <code> <code>
-touch .ansible/hosts +touch ~/.ansible/hosts 
-sed -i 's/;inventory=\/etc\/ansible\/hosts/inventory=~\/.ansible\/hosts/' .ansible.cfg+sed -i 's/;inventory=\/etc\/ansible\/hosts/inventory=~\/.ansible\/hosts/' ~/.ansible.cfg
 </code> </code>
  
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 supported modules. supported modules.
  
-Here is one to upgrade debian.+Here is one to update debian.
  
-__upgrade.yml__+__debian_update.yml__
 <code> <code>
 --- ---
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   become: yes   become: yes
   tasks:   tasks:
-  - name: Upgrade+  - name: UPDATE
     ansible.builtin.apt:     ansible.builtin.apt:
       update_cache: yes       update_cache: yes
       upgrade: full       upgrade: full
 +</code>
 +
 +And, another to update REDHAT, Eg. Oracle Linux
 +
 +__redhat_update.yml__
 +
 +<code>
 +---
 +- hosts: VM_REDHAT
 +  become: yes
 +  tasks:
 +  - name: UPDATE
 +    yum:
 +      name: '*'
 +      state: latest
 </code> </code>
  
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 <code> <code>
-ansible-playbook ~/.ansible/upgrade.yml+ansible-playbook ~/.ansible/debian_update.yml
 PLAY [home] *************************************************************************************************************** PLAY [home] ***************************************************************************************************************
  
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 ok: [PiF] ok: [PiF]
  
-TASK [Upgrade] ************************************************************************************************************+TASK [UPDATE] ************************************************************************************************************
 [WARNING]: Module invocation had junk after the JSON data: 1:23.50s [WARNING]: Module invocation had junk after the JSON data: 1:23.50s
 changed: [PiH] changed: [PiH]
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 </code> </code>
 ===Resources=== ===Resources===
 +
 +[[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/inventory_guide/intro_inventory.html|Ansible Inventory]]
  
 [[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/index_module.html|Ansible Modules]] [[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/index_module.html|Ansible Modules]]
 +