Ad-hoc run shell command

Run a one-liner shell command on all hosts

ansible all -i inventory -m shell -a 'uptime'
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More ansible commands

  • Ad-hoc copy file
    ansible all -i inventory -m copy -a 'src=./file dest=/tmp/file'

    Copy a file to all hosts

  • Gather facts from host
    ansible <host> -i inventory -m setup | jq '._ansible_facts'

    Collect all Ansible facts (OS, CPU, network) from a host

  • Encrypt variable with vault
    ansible-vault encrypt_string 'secret_value' --name 'db_password'

    Inline-encrypt a string for use in playbooks

  • Encrypt file with vault
    ansible-vault encrypt vars/secrets.yml

    Encrypt an entire variable file with Ansible Vault

  • Decrypt vault file
    ansible-vault decrypt vars/secrets.yml

    Decrypt an Ansible Vault-encrypted file in place

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