Introduction

Check Syntax

Add syntax checking by appending --syntax-check

ansible-playbook playbook.yaml --syntax-check

Add Host Inventory

vi hosts-list

[testing_host]
demo.exmple.com
[todo_host]
demo.example.com
demo2.example.com
demo3.example.com
[finish]

-i target host file list

ansible-playbook -i hosts-list playbook.yml

Run Ansible Sample

Execute Playbook

• Disable first time connection checking, then run the playbook with SSH password prompt.

export ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False
ansible-playbook -i host-list ansible/playbook.yml -b -v -K -k

-i INVENTORY, --inventory INVENTORY, --inventory-file INVENTORY specify inventory host path or comma separated host list. --inventory-file is deprecated

-b, --become run operations with become(sudo) (does not imply password prompting)

-v, --verbose verbose mode (-vvv for more, -vvvv to enable connection debugging)

-K, --ask-become-pass ask for privilege escalation password

-k, --ask-pass ask for connection password

• Alternate Method Disable first time connection checking, then run the playbook with SSH private key.

export ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False
ansible-playbook -i host-list ansible/playbook.yml -b -v -K --private-key=~/.ssh/id_rsa

Remove User

export ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False
ansible-playbook -i host-list ansible-remove-user/playbook.yml -b -v -K -k

or

export ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False
ansible-playbook -i host-list ansible-remove-user/playbook.yml -b -v -K --private-key=~/.ssh/id_rsa