Ansible/Windows - Revision history

Kenneth at 23:32, 29 December 2025

2025-12-29T23:32:47Z

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 == Ansible for Windows ==
-=== Enable WinRM ===
+=== Enable WinRM with just HTTP/5985 ===
 === Option A - Official Script ===
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 == Test Connection ==
-  ansible -i ~/ansible/hosts windows -m win_ping
+inventory/hosts
   # SUCCESS => { "changed": false, "ping": "pong" }
 == keywords ==

Kenneth at 23:12, 29 December 2025

2025-12-29T23:12:09Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:12, 29 December 2025
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	ansible -i ~/ansible/hosts windows -m win_ping		ansible -i ~/ansible/hosts windows -m win_ping
	# SUCCESS => { "changed": false, "ping": "pong" }		# SUCCESS => { "changed": false, "ping": "pong" }

			== keywords ==

Kenneth: /* = Test Connection */

2025-12-29T21:26:11Z

= Test Connection

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:26, 29 December 2025
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	</pre>		</pre>

	=== Test Connection ==		== Test Connection ==

	ansible -i ~/ansible/hosts windows -m win_ping		ansible -i ~/ansible/hosts windows -m win_ping
	# SUCCESS => { "changed": false, "ping": "pong" }		# SUCCESS => { "changed": false, "ping": "pong" }

Kenneth: /* Ansible for Windows */

2025-12-29T21:22:34Z

Ansible for Windows

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:22, 29 December 2025
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	Test-WSMan -ComputerName [TARGET_HOSTNAME] -UseSSL		Test-WSMan -ComputerName [TARGET_HOSTNAME] -UseSSL
	</pre>		</pre>

			=== Test Connection ==

			ansible -i ~/ansible/hosts windows -m win_ping
			# SUCCESS => { "changed": false, "ping": "pong" }

Kenneth at 21:22, 29 December 2025

2025-12-29T21:22:10Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:22, 29 December 2025
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	== Ansible for Windows ==		== Ansible for Windows ==

			=== Enable WinRM ===

			=== Option A - Official Script ===

	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-documentation/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1		https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-documentation/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1
			<pre>
			$url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-documentation/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1"
			$file = "$env:temp\ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1"
			(New-Object -TypeName System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($url, $file)
			powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File $file -SkipNetworkProfileCheck -Verbose
			</pre>

			=== Option B - Manual ===

			NOTE: CHANGE TARGET_HOSTNAME
			<pre>
			$newCert = New-SelfSignedCertificate -DnsName "[TARGET_HOSTNAME]" -CertStoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\My
			$thumb = $newCert.Thumbprint
			winrm create winrm/config/Listener?Address=*+Transport=HTTPS "@{Hostname="[TARGET_HOSTNAME]"; CertificateThumbprint="$thumb"}"
			netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="WinRM-HTTPS" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=5986
			Test-WSMan -ComputerName [TARGET_HOSTNAME] -UseSSL
			</pre>

Kenneth: Created page with "== Ansible for Windows == https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-documentation/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1"

2025-12-29T21:20:15Z

Created page with "== Ansible for Windows == https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-documentation/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1"

New page

== Ansible for Windows ==

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-documentation/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1