RHCE Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions

RHCE Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions Ansible configuration groups - Answer️️ -[defaults], [privilege_escalation] Various configurations for privilege escalation in - Answer️️ - become, become_method, become_user, become_ask_pass Syntax for running an ansible ad hoc command - Answer️️ -ansible host- pattern -m module -a ansible-arguments Command for getting info on a module - Answer️️ -ansible-doc <module> ansible-doc -l (lists all modules) VIM formatting for Ansible - Answer️️ -autocmd FileType yaml setlocal ai ts=2 sw=2 et Basic/common keywords at the top of a play - Answer️️ -name: hosts: tasks: How to syntax check a playbook - Answer️️ -ansible-playbook --syntax- check How to dry run a playbook - Answer️️ -ansible-playbook -C ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Tuesday, August 20, 2024 10:21 AM 2 Keywords for controlling ansible user, as well as escalating privilege - Answer️️ -remote_user: user become: yes/no become: true/false become_method: sudo Sample output for a module - Answer️️ -ansible-doc -s module_name Defining variables - Answer️️ -vars: name1: value1 name2: value2 vars_files: - vars/ Using (referencing) a variable in a playbook - Answer️️ -{{ var_name }} (use quotes if starting a value) Defining group variables and host variables - Answer️️ - group_vars/group_name, host_vars/host_name name:value (group_name and host_name can be a file or a directory) ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Tuesday, August 20, 2024 10:21 AM 3 Overriding variables - Answer️️ -ansible-playbook -e "name=value" Referencing arrays - Answer️️ -_name users['bjones']['first_name'] How to save the output from a module to a variable - Answer️️ -register: var_name How to output/display variable - Answer️️ -- debug: var=var_name Creating encrypted ansible file - Answer️️ -ansible-vault create ansible-vault create --vault-password-file=vault-pass (use vault ID's if creating multiple vault passwords in a playbook) Viewing encrypted ansible file - Answer️️ -ansible-vault view Encrypt existing file - Answer️️ -ansible-vault encrypt Run playbook with encrypted files - Answer️️ -ansible-playbook --vault- id @prompt ansible-playbook --vault-password-file=vault-pw-file Important Ansible facts - Answer️️ -ansible_facts['ho