Ansible Ad Hoc Commands

This lesson will explain how to get started with Ansible technology. We will connect to the Ansible target node and execute some simple tasks using the command line.

Connection with Ansible target nodes

The connection between the Ansible control node and the Ansible target node uses SSH protocol without any specific client requirement on the target machine. Other competitor technologies require client software (often called an agent). With an SSH connection, the only requirements are a username and a certificate (SSH key) to access the target machine. There is another way to automate this first script step. After completing the SSH connection, a Python interpreter is required, which comes out of the box for modern operating systems. By default, Ansible uses SFTPSecure File Transfer Protocol to transfer files, but we can switch to SCPSecure Copy Protocol in the configuration. The Windows target connects via WinRM ...