Lab 5 - Solution

Mandatory

Your first playbook

  • Connect to your srv.<firstname>.lab as ansible user
  • Switch into your git repo /home/ansible/training
  • create a playbook with the filename ntp-debian.yml
  • The playbook should run on the host web1.<firstname>.lab
  • Add the already created task ntp installation from lab4
  • Run your playbook (you will see changes)
  • Run the playbook again (no changes)
# file: ntp-debian.yml
---
- hosts: web1.pascal.lab
  tasks:
    - name: install ntp
      apt:
        name: ntp
        state: latest

# run 1 - changed
ansible-playbook ntp-debian.yml

# run 2 - ok
ansible-playbook ntp-debian.yml

Second playbook

  • create a playbook with the filename ntp-redhat.yml
  • The playbook will run on host web2.<firstname>.lab
  • Create a task in YAML style for a ntp installation via yum
  • Run the playbook in the check-mode (--check)
  • Run your playbook (you will see changes)
  • Run the playbook again (no changes)
# file: ntp-redhat.yml
---
- hosts: web2.pascal.lab
  tasks:
    - name: install ntp
      yum:
        name: ntp
        state: latest

# run 1 - check mode
ansible-playbook --check ntp-redhat.yml

# run 1 - changed
ansible-playbook ntp-redhat.yml

# run 2 - ok
ansible-playbook ntp-redhat.yml

Import playbooks

  • Create a new playbook named ntp.yml

  • Import both playbooks

    • ntp-redhat.yml
    • ntp-debian.yml

  • Run the playbook step-by-step (--step)

# file: ntp.yml
---
- import_playbook: ntp-debian.yml
- import_playbook: ntp-redhat.yml

ansible-playbook --step ntp.yml

Commit your changes

  • add all files to your git repo and commit it
git add *
git commit -m 'added ntp playbooks'