Ansible : Install2024/09/11

Install Ansible which is the configuration management tool.

Ansible does not require dedicated server/client program, it needs Ansible command and SSH only.

[1]

Start SSH service on all client hosts which you'd like to manage with Ansible.

[2]

Install Ansible.

root@dlp:~ #

pkg install -y py311-ansible

root@dlp:~ #

ansible --version

ansible [core 2.15.6]
  config file = None
  configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/local/share/py311-ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/local/share/py311-ansible/collections
  executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.11.9 (main, Jul  6 2024, 01:06:23) [Clang 16.0.6 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project.git llvmorg-16.0.6-0-g7cbf1a (/usr/local/bin/python3.11)
  jinja version = 3.1.3
  libyaml = True

[3]	Define client hosts as management targets.

root@dlp:~ #

mkdir /usr/local/etc/ansible

root@dlp:~ #

vi /usr/local/etc/ansible/ansible.cfg

# create new

[defaults]

# set parameters if need (true or false for SSH host key checking)

host_key_checking=False

# set Python path

interpreter_python=/usr/local/bin/python3.11

root@dlp:~ #

vi /usr/local/etc/ansible/hosts

# create new
# set target hosts

10.0.0.50

# set targets as a group
# any group name

[target_servers]

# set targets per line

10.0.0.51
10.0.0.52

# confirm settings
# show all defined hosts

root@dlp:~ #

ansible all --list-hosts

  hosts (3):
    10.0.0.50
    10.0.0.51
    10.0.0.52

# show specific hosts in a group

root@dlp:~ #

ansible target_servers --list-hosts

  hosts (2):
    10.0.0.51
    10.0.0.52

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