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Exchange SSH Keys and Run Ansible Playbooks

Ansible allows you to manage the configuration of your hardware and software. Since Ansible is agentless, it can be run from any system that has account credentials on any other system using standard SSH credentials and commands. In this hands-on lab, we will practice running a small playbook on a remote host to install a web server and then test it on our primary server.

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Path Info

Level

Intermediate

Duration

1h 0m

Published

Jul 30, 2018

Challenge

Create the SSH Keys for Exchanging between Master and Client Servers
1. Create a new user called ansible and set the password.
```
adduser ansible
passwd ansible
```
1. Add the ansible user to the sudoers file and make sure that it can use sudo without a password.
```
visudo
```
1. While logged in as ansible user, create the necessary keys.
```
ssh-keygen
```
1. Exchange the key with the remote client server.
```
ssh-copy-id 10.0.1.101
```
1. Add the client to the Ansible host file.
```
vi /etc/ansible/hosts
```
Challenge

Install the Elinks Package on the Remote Client Server
1. Run the playbook on the master.
```
ansible-playbook /home/cloud_user/playbook.yml
```
1. Once the software is installed (it should show a success message), log in to the remote system and run the following:
```
elinks
```
1. You should see an About screen on your console.

Author

A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

What's a lab?

Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.