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Create an empty file in Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_file

January 27, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, file, module, filesystem, win_file, Windows, Windows Server

How to create an empty file in Windows-like systems with Ansible?

Mitigate CVE-2021-4034 on RHEL with Ansible Playbook

January 27, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, polkit, PWNKIT, module, linux, security, devsecops, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE

What is Polkit Privilege Escalation - (CVE-2021–4034)? “A memory corruption vulnerability in Polkit’s pkexec, witch allows any unprivileged user to gain full root privilege on a vulnerable system using default polkit configuration” cit.

Install Docker in Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_chocolatey

January 26, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
container, docker, podman, ansible, win_chocolatey, chocolatey, module, windows, install

How to Install Docker in Windows-like systems with Ansible? Today I’m going to reveal how to install the software in a Windows-managed host using Chocolatey Package Manager.

Read file from remote hosts - Ansible module slurp

January 25, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, slurp, module, files, cpuinfo, base64

Read a file from remote hosts - Ansible module slurp How to automate the read of /proc/cpuinfo file from Linux remote host with Ansible.

Ansible Playbook for Installing Docker on Linux Systems

January 24, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
container, docker, podman, ansible, yum, rpm_key, module, yum_repository, docker-ce, CentOS, Fedora, RHEL, RedHat

How to Install Docker in RedHat-like systems with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Install Docker in Debian-like systems - Ansible module apt_key, apt_repository and apt

January 24, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
container, docker, podman, ansible, apt, apt_key, module, apt_repository, docker-ce, Ubuntu, Debian

How to Install Docker in Debian-like systems with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

How to install Ansible in Oracle Linux 8 - Ansible install

January 21, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, install, Oracle, EPEL, linux, oracle, operating system, installation, linux, rpm, enterprise

How to install Ansible in Oracle Linux version 8. Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside Oracle Linux 8 using the EPEL repository.

How to install Ansible in RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 Beta - Ansible install

January 21, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, install, RedHat, EPEL, rhel, ansible-core, operating system, installation, linux, rpm, enterprise, RedHat Enterprise Linux

How to install Ansible in Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 9 Beta?

Break Strings Across Lines in YAML and Ansible

January 18, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, debug, module, code, variables, playbook, syntax

How to Break a string over multiple lines with Ansible? And in general with YAML language.

Copy Multiple Files to Remote Hosts with Ansible Efficiently

January 17, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, copy, module, files

How to Copy Multiple Files to Remote Hosts with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Configuring Kernel Parameters in RedHat-like Linux Systems with Ansible System Role

January 13, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, sysctl, module, linux, security, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, kernel

How to Configure Kernel Parameters in RedHat-like Linux systems with Ansible using system role?

Ansible code in RHSB-2021-009 Log4Shell - Remote Code Execution - log4j (CVE-2021-44228)

January 12, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, log4j, log4shell, module, linux, security, devsecops, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, 2021, 2022, RHSB-2021-009, CVE-2021-44228, Red Hat Security Bulletin, RHSB, security bulletin

My Ansible Playbook code was officially included in the Red Hat Security Bulletin RHSB-2021-009 Log4Shell - Remote Code Execution - log4j (CVE-2021-44228).

Load and Unload Kernel Modules in Linux - Ansible module modprobe

January 12, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, modprobe, module, linux, security, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, kernel

How to Load and Unload Kernel Modules in Linux with Ansible?

Set sysctl kernel parameters - Ansible module sysctl

January 11, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, sysctl, module, linux, security, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, kernel

How to set the sysctl kernel parameters with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

Ansible troubleshooting - Windows 11 Error 0x80370102 WSL: Windows Subsystem for Linux

January 10, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, troubleshooting, windows, wsl, error, fatal, 0x80370102

Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting, specifically about Windows Subsystem for Linux error 0x80370102.

How to install Ansible in Windows 11 WSL Windows Subsystem for Linux - Ansible install

January 10, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, install, windows, wsl, Ubuntu

How to install Ansible in Windows 11. Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside Windows 11 using the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Ansible troubleshooting - the "role not found" error

January 7, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, troubleshooting, role, linux, ansible role, not found, reuse, error, fatal

Introduction Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting, specifically about the “role not found” error.

Understanding Ansible-Core vs. Ansible Community Packages: A Comprehensive Guide

January 6, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, terminology, ansible-core, collection, reuse, release, ansible lifecycle, ansible community

What is ansible-core? What is the ansible community package? What happened to the Ansible project after version 2.

Download and Use Ansible Galaxy Role - ansible-galaxy and requirements.yml

January 5, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, galaxy, role, code, reuse

How to Download and Use Ansible Galaxy Role with ansible-galaxy and requirements.

Holiday Greetings from Ansible Pilot: Merry Christmas & New Year!

December 24, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, news, Christmas, 2021, enterprise, ansible enterprise

Welcome everybody this is a special edition of Ansible Pilot.

Schedule a Cron Job task in Linux - Ansible module cron

December 23, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, cron, module, schedule, task

I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

Detect Apache Log4j CVE-2021-44228 with Ansible Playbook

December 22, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, log4j, log4shell, module, linux, security, devsecops, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE

How to automate the Detector Log4Shell Remote Code Execution Log4j (CVE-2021–44228)?

How to install Ansible in Gentoo Linux - Ansible install

December 21, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, install, gentoo, ports, operating system, installation, linux, emerge

How to install Ansible in Gentoo Linux? Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside Gentoo using the default “portage” package manager.

Ansible Playbook: POST Request and Token Retrieval Demo

December 20, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, uri, module, get, web service, micro service, app, web, api, rest, festful, token

How to authenticate requests using the REST API token with Ansible?

Enable or Disable Permissive Domain in SELinux policy on Linux - Ansible module selinux_permissive

December 20, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, selinux, module, linux, security, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE

SELinux Permissive Domain What is SELinux? Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a Linux kernel security module that provides a mechanism for supporting access control security policies, including mandatory access controls (MAC).