Debian

Installing Ansible: A Step-by-Step Guide

June 24, 2024
Posted by Luca Berton
Ansible installation, IT automation, Linux, macOS, Windows, WSL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL, Fedora, Arch Linux, Homebrew, pip, Ansible setup, configuration, Ansible inventory, automation tools, DevOps, open-source

How to Install Ansible: Complete Guide for All Platforms Ansible is the leading open-source automation tool for IT infrastructure management, configuration, and application deployment.

How to Change a User Password with Ansible

November 22, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, user, module, linux, user management, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, passwd

How to Change a User Password with Ansible Welcome to another episode of Ansible Pilot!

How to install Ansible in Debian 12 bookworm — Ansible install

October 3, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, install, Debian, operating system, installation, linux, rpm

How to install Ansible in Debian version 12? Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside Debian using the default “main” repository.

Automate CIS Benchmark Hardening for RHEL 9 with Ansible

July 28, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, security, hardering, linux, security, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, CIS

Introduction As organizations increasingly prioritize cybersecurity and compliance, the need for robust security measures has become paramount.

Strengthening Security: Automating CIS Benchmark Hardening for RHEL 9 with Ansible

July 6, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, security, hardering, linux, security, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, CIS

CIS Benchmark In today’s cybersecurity landscape, hardening your systems is crucial to protect against evolving threats.

Edit single-line text - Ansible Playbook for Changing IP Address of Remote Hosts

April 30, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, lineinfile, module, text, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE

Automating the process of updating the IP address and netmask values in the network configuration file of multiple remote hosts can be a time-consuming and tedious task.

Automate Linux User Management with Ansible: A Comprehensive Guide

April 26, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, user, module, linux, user management, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, useradd, ansible user

Automating your Linux user management (local user and group) with Ansible enables you to achieve Infrastructure As Code (IaC).

Create ISO image from Files and Folders - Ansible module iso_create

August 18, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, iso_create, module, iso9660, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, rock ridge, joliet, udf

How to Create ISO image from Files and Folders with Ansible?

Find All Files with Extension - Ansible module find

July 7, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, search, filesystem, linux, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, find, extension

How to Find All Files with a specific Extension with Ansible?

Search for a String in a File - Ansible module lineinfile

July 7, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, search, filesystem, linux, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, find, extension

How to Search for a String in a File with Ansible?

Install PostgreSQL in Debian-like systems - Ansible modules apt, stat, shell, service

June 8, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, apt, module, deb, Ubuntu, PostgreSQL, database, debian

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

How to Create a New LVM Partition with Ansible

June 1, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, parted, module, storage, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, disk

How to Create a New LVM Partition with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Deploy Apache HTTPD on Docker Container with Ansible

March 4, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, server, linux, webserver, apache, www, debian, ubuntu

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

Install Spotify snap in Debian-like systems - Ansible module snap

March 3, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, apt, module, debian, ubuntu, snap, container, coreos

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

Update Zoom flatpak(s) in Linux systems - Ansible module command

March 3, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, yum, module, redhat, centos, flatpak, container, fedora, debian, ubuntu

How to update Zoom flatpak in Linux systems with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Install Zoom flatpak in Debian-like systems - Ansible module flatpak

March 2, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, apt, module, debian, ubuntu, flatpak, container, zoom flatpak

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

Set Up Apache Vhost on Debian with Ansible Playbook

February 24, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, server, linux, webserver, apache, www, debian, ubuntu

How to deploy a webserver apache httpd virtual host on Debian-like systems with Ansible?

Set Up Apache Webserver on Debian with Ansible Playbook

February 14, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, server, linux, webserver, apache, www, debian, ubuntu

How to deploy a webserver apache httpd on Debian-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 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.

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).