• sudo apt install sshpass The sshpass package must be installed.
• Create a file ansible.cfg in your current folder with the following contents:

[defaults]
host_key_checking = false

• 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 user
• ansible -i inventory.ini kpts -a “ls -la ~” -u user
• ansible -i inventory.ini kpts -a “df -h” -u user
• ansible all -i inventory.ini -a “df -h” -u user

• 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
• How to install and Configure Ansible on Debian 11
• Automating Linux Patching and Updates with Ansible: A Comprehensive Guide
• How To Install and Configure Ansible on Debian 11
• Ansible playbook to upgrade Ubuntu/Debian servers and reboot if needed