• create password less login to remote machines
  • ssh-keygen will create an ssh key pair
  • ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub userp@remote.local.machine.io to copy the public key to the remote machine for same user.
• cd /mnt/ansible These commands only work in this directory or with full paths
• ansible-inventory -i inventory.ini --list Lists the current inventory
• ansible-playbook -i inventory.ini debian_update.yml --become-password-file '/mnt/ansible/password.yml'
• ansible all -m gather_facts -i inventory.ini –tree /tmp/facts
• ansible all -i inventory.ini -m ping -u root
• ansible -i inventroy.ini kpts -a “ls -la ~” -u root
• ansible all -a “df -h” -u root

• crontab -l
• 5 4 * * 6 ansible-playbook /mnt/ansible/debian_update.yml -i /mnt/ansible/inventory.ini –become-password-file '/mnt/ansible/password.yml'

I should check about setting up ansible to save some time maintaining my servers.

• Install and Use Ansible on Debian 11/10
• Install And Configure Ansible In Linux
• Ansible sudo – ansible become example