Run ad-hoc shell command

Execute a shell command on all webservers with sudo (-b)

ansible webservers -i inventory.ini -m shell -a 'df -h' -b
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More ansible commands

  • Gather facts for a host
    ansible myhost -i inventory.ini -m setup | jq '.ansible_facts.ansible_distribution'

    Collect and inspect Ansible facts for one host

  • Run playbook with tags
    ansible-playbook site.yml -i inventory.ini --tags 'nginx,ssl'

    Execute only tasks tagged nginx or ssl

  • Skip specific tags
    ansible-playbook site.yml -i inventory.ini --skip-tags 'slow,optional'

    Skip tasks tagged slow or optional

  • Encrypt variable with Vault
    ansible-vault encrypt_string 'mysecretpassword' --name 'db_password'

    Inline-encrypt a single string value for use in vars

  • Limit to specific hosts
    ansible-playbook deploy.yml -i inventory.ini --limit 'web01,web02'

    Run playbook only on web01 and web02

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