Configuration Management using Ansible - 2

How can you encrypt a file using Ansible Vault?

• ansible-vault encrypt <filename>

• ansible encrypt-vault <filename>

• ansible-vault encrypt –file <filename>

• ansible-encrypt encrypt <filename>

What is Ansible Galaxy?

• Store Ansible Playbooks

• It acts as a community and helps store Ansible Modules

• It acts as a community and helps store Ansible Roles and Collection

• Store sensitive data via ansible vault

Answer explanation

Ansible Galaxy is a hub for sharing Ansible roles and collections. It acts as a community place for users to find and share reusable Ansible roles and collections

What is the purpose of the keyword "become" in an Ansible playbook?

• To switch to a different playbook

• To switch to a different (typically privileged) user on target nodes

• To switch to a different (typically privileged) user on controller

• To convert ansible modules into a role

Which of the following parameter helps add / modify permissions for a file in Ansible "file" module?

• mode

• group

• owner

• state

• present

I want to make sure that my nginx service is in running state on my target nodes. How can i ensure it?

• By using the “action” parameter with the value “start”

• By providing the name of the service as a parameter to the module

• By using the “service” parameter with the value “start”

• By using the “state” parameter with the value “started”

What is the purpose of the Ansible module “setup”?

• To set up a new target system with the necessary software and configurations

• To gather facts about a target system, such as hardware and software information

• To automate the deployment of software to a target system

• To configure network settings on a target system

Which of the following Ansible modules can be used to create a directory on target nodes?

• template

• package

• file

• directory

• lineinfile

Which command will you use to run an Ansible playbook called apache.yaml?

• ansible apache.yaml

• ansible -p apache.yaml

• ansible-playbook apache.yaml

• ansible --playbook apache.yaml

Which flag would you use with ansible-playbook cli to initialize variables for the playbook you are about to run?

• -e

• --extra-vars

• -v

• --vars

• --args

Which of the following statements are true about Ansible inventory file?

• A file that contains the list of target hosts

• Located at "/etc/ansible/hosts" by default

• A file that contains the module definitions

• We can use multiple inventory files by using -i flag

• We can use multiple inventory files by using -h flag