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Backup With Robocopy on Windows - Ansible module win_robocopy

How to Backup With Robocopy on Windows with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

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Three options to Safely Limit Ansible Playbooks Execution to a Single Machine

Three options to Safely Limit Ansible Playbooks Execution to a Single Machine.

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Set Execute Permission (a+x) on Linux File Using Ansible

How to Add Execute Permission 755 on Linux file with Ansible?

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Ansible troubleshooting - This command has to be run under the root user

Introduction Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting, specifically about the “This command has to be run under the root user” message.

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Efficient File Backup with Rsync Using Ansible

How to backing up with rsync with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

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Change Windows User Passwords with Ansible

How to change user passwords on Windows-like systems with Ansible? Password change is a mundane task that every System Administrator needs to perform regularly for your user base.

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Deploy Apache HTTPD Container with Podman via Ansible

How to Setup Apache Web Server in a Podman Container for RedHat-like systems with Ansible?

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Ansible troubleshooting - Unhandled exception while executing module win_user

Introduction Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting, specifically about Ansible troubleshooting - Unhandled exception while executing module win_user.

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Remove a local user on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_user

How to Remove a local user on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Create Local User Accounts on Windows with Ansible Playbooks

How to Create a local user on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Remove a local group on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_group

How to Remove a local group on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Create Local Groups on Windows with Ansible Playbooks

How to Create a local group on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Add Windows Registry on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_regedit

How to Add Windows Registry key-value on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Remove Windows Registry path or key on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_regedit

How to Remove Windows Registry key on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Check .NET Framework Version on Windows with Ansible

How to Check the .NET Framework version on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Rolling Update Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_updates

How to perform Rolling Update with Ansible on Windows-like systems? Every System Administrator knows how important is to maintain an up-to-date fleet in a consistent state.

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Verify File Existence on Windows with Ansible

How to Check if a file exists on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Create Directories in Windows Systems Using Ansible

How to create a directory in Windows-like systems with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

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How to Check If a Directory Exists on Windows-like Systems with Ansible

How to check if a directory/folder exists on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Difference Between ansible_hostname and inventory_hostname Explained

What is the difference between ansible_hostname vs inventory_hostname? These two ansible internal variables sometimes confuse one for another but they’re fundamentally different.

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Deploy Apache HTTPD with Podman Using Ansible Playbook

How to Setup Apache Web Server in a Podman Container for RedHat-like systems with Ansible?

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Ansible troubleshooting - VARIABLE IS NOT DEFINED! ansible_hostname

Introduction Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting, specifically about VARIABLE IS NOT DEFINED!

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Execute command on the Ansible host - Ansible localhost

How to Execute command on the Ansible host? When Ansible becomes part of your daily workflow it is natural you would like to automate also task in your local machine.

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Configuring Windows Hosts for Ansible: Step-by-Step Guide

How to configure a Windows Host for Ansible? I’ll show you step by step on a freshly installed machine how to configure a “basic” authentication, use a Local Accounts for authentication and successfully execute a simple “win_ping” Ansible Playbook.

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Deploy Apache HTTPD on Docker Container with Ansible

How to Setup Apache Web Server in a Docker Container for Debian-like systems with Ansible?

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