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ansible — Manage groups of computers remotely over SSH. (use the `/etc/ansible/hosts` file to add new groups/h

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Problem

How to use the ansible command: Manage groups of computers remotely over SSH. (use the /etc/ansible/hosts file to add new groups/hosts). Some subcommands such as galaxy have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/cli/ansible.html>.

Solution

ansible — Manage groups of computers remotely over SSH. (use the /etc/ansible/hosts file to add new groups/hosts). Some subcommands such as galaxy have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/cli/ansible.html>.

List hosts belonging to a group:

ansible {{group}} --list-hosts

Ping a group of hosts by invoking the ping module:

ansible {{group}} {{[-m|--module-name]}} ping

Display facts about a group of hosts by invoking the setup module:

ansible {{group}} {{[-m|--module-name]}} setup

Execute a command on a group of hosts by invoking command module with arguments:

ansible {{group}} {{[-m|--module-name]}} command {{[-a|--args]}} '{{my_command}}'

Execute a command with administrative privileges:

ansible {{group}} {{[-b|--become]}} --ask-become-pass {{[-m|--module-name]}} command {{[-a|--args]}} '{{my_command}}'

Execute a command using a custom inventory file:

ansible {{group}} {{[-i|--inventory]}} {{inventory_file}} {{[-m|--module-name]}} command {{[-a|--args]}} '{{my_command}}'

List the groups in an inventory:

ansible localhost {{[-m|--module-name]}} debug {{[-a|--args]}} '{{var=groups.keys()}}'

Code Snippets

List hosts belonging to a group

ansible {{group}} --list-hosts

Ping a group of hosts by invoking the ping module

ansible {{group}} {{[-m|--module-name]}} ping

Display facts about a group of hosts by invoking the setup module

ansible {{group}} {{[-m|--module-name]}} setup

Execute a command on a group of hosts by invoking command module with arguments

ansible {{group}} {{[-m|--module-name]}} command {{[-a|--args]}} '{{my_command}}'

Execute a command with administrative privileges

ansible {{group}} {{[-b|--become]}} --ask-become-pass {{[-m|--module-name]}} command {{[-a|--args]}} '{{my_command}}'

Context

tldr-pages: common/ansible

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