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Kenneth: /* Ansible */

2025-12-29T21:19:59Z

Ansible

2025-04-28T16:36:10Z

Hostname

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	* '''inventory_hostname''' - read the hostname from the inventory configuration or the hosts file		* '''inventory_hostname''' - read the hostname from the inventory configuration or the hosts file
	* '''ansible_hostname''' - read the hostname from the facts collected during the gather_facts (needs gather_facts enabled)		* '''ansible_hostname''' - read the hostname from the facts collected during the gather_facts (needs gather_facts enabled)

			ref: <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/ansible/comments/w2ut1v/set_hostnames_from_inventory/</ref>

	== Inventory ==		== Inventory ==

2025-04-28T16:35:33Z

Hostname

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:35, 28 April 2025
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	<pre>		<pre>
	{{ inventory_hostname }} # full whatever name provided by inventory		{{ inventory_hostname }} # full whatever name provided by inventory (could also be an IP, depending on inventory)
	{{ ansible_hostname }} # hostname provided by gather facts		{{ inventory_hostname\|split('.')[1] }} # short name if fqdn in inventory (and not an IP)
	{{ ansible_fqdn }} # full fqdn hostname provided by gather facts		{{ ansible_hostname }} # hostname provided by gather facts
			{{ ansible_fqdn }} # full fqdn hostname provided by gather facts
	</pre>		</pre>

2025-04-28T16:33:02Z

Hostname

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:33, 28 April 2025
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	<pre>		<pre>
	{{ inventory_hostname }} # full name provided by inventory		{{ inventory_hostname }} # full whatever name provided by inventory
			{{ ansible_hostname }} # hostname provided by gather facts
			{{ ansible_fqdn }} # full fqdn hostname provided by gather facts
	</pre>		</pre>

	Difference between ansible_hostname vs inventory_hostname <ref>https://www.ansiblepilot.com/articles/ansible-terminology-ansible_hostname-vs-inventory_hostname-vs-ansible_fqdn/</ref>		Difference between ansible_hostname vs inventory_hostname <ref>https://www.ansiblepilot.com/articles/ansible-terminology-ansible_hostname-vs-inventory_hostname-vs-ansible_fqdn/</ref>
			* '''inventory_hostname''' - read the hostname from the inventory configuration or the hosts file
	* '''ansible_hostname''' - read the hostname from the facts collected during the gather_facts (needs gather_facts enabled)		* '''ansible_hostname''' - read the hostname from the facts collected during the gather_facts (needs gather_facts enabled)
	* '''inventory_hostname''' - read the hostname from the inventory configuration or the hosts file

	== Inventory ==		== Inventory ==

2025-04-28T16:30:50Z

Set Ansible Username and Password

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:30, 28 April 2025
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	ansible_user=vagrant		ansible_user=vagrant
	ansible_pass=vagrant ?? # or ansible_ssh_pass=vagrant # or ansible_password=vagrant ?		ansible_pass=vagrant ?? # or ansible_ssh_pass=vagrant # or ansible_password=vagrant ?
			ansible_ssh_private_key_file=~/.ssh/id_rsa # if you have a ssh key

	Option 3 - group_vars/all:		Option 3 - group_vars/all:

2025-04-28T16:29:55Z

Hostname

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:29, 28 April 2025
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	{{ inventory_hostname }} # full name provided by inventory		{{ inventory_hostname }} # full name provided by inventory
	</pre>		</pre>

			Difference between ansible_hostname vs inventory_hostname <ref>https://www.ansiblepilot.com/articles/ansible-terminology-ansible_hostname-vs-inventory_hostname-vs-ansible_fqdn/</ref>
			* '''ansible_hostname''' - read the hostname from the facts collected during the gather_facts (needs gather_facts enabled)
			* '''inventory_hostname''' - read the hostname from the inventory configuration or the hosts file

	== Inventory ==		== Inventory ==

2025-04-23T08:42:15Z

Encrypt Files

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      when: tio_configure|changed
 </pre>
 == Encrypt Files ==

2025-04-22T23:58:32Z

Hostname

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:58, 22 April 2025
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	== Hostname ==		== Hostname ==

	{{ inventory_hostname }} # full name provided by inventory		<pre>
			{{ inventory_hostname }} # full name provided by inventory
			</pre>

	== Inventory ==		== Inventory ==

2025-04-22T23:58:10Z

Hello World

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	shell: echo "Hi! Ansible is working."		shell: echo "Hi! Ansible is working."
	</pre>		</pre>

			== Hostname ==

			{{ inventory_hostname }} # full name provided by inventory

	== Inventory ==		== Inventory ==

2025-04-21T22:34:29Z

Disable Cows

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	if you have 'cowsay' installed you will get herassed with cows:		if you have 'cowsay' installed you will get herassed with cows:

	~~```~~		<pre>
	< PLAY RECAP >		< PLAY RECAP >
	------------		------------
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	\|\|----w \|		\|\|----w \|
	\|\| \|\|		\|\| \|\|
	~~```~~		</pre>

	To disable this:		To disable this:
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	* Cowsay and Ansible - https://michaelheap.com/cowsay-and-ansible/		* Cowsay and Ansible - https://michaelheap.com/cowsay-and-ansible/
	* Disable cowsay by default - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/68571		* Disable cowsay by default - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/68571
			* Asking the tough questions: Does anyone know the story behind the ASCII cow in Ansible Tower? - https://www.reddit.com/r/ansible/comments/paeotn/asking_the_tough_questions_does_anyone_know_the/

	== keywords ==		== keywords ==