Troubleshoot and Create Ansible Playbook.md

Problem Statement

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An Ansible playbook needs completion on the jump host, where a team member left off. Below are the details:

The inventory file /home/thor/ansible/inventory requires adjustments. The playbook must run on App Server 1 in Stratos DC. Update the inventory accordingly.

Create a playbook /home/thor/ansible/playbook.yml. Include a task to create an empty file /tmp/file.txt on App Server 1.

Note: Validation will run the playbook using the command ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml. Ensure the playbook works without any additional arguments.

Solution

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First, update the /home/thor/ansible/inventory file to include App Server 1 under the Stratos DC group.

stapp01 ansible_host=172.16.238.10 ansible_user=tony ansible_ssh_pass=Ir0nM@n

Step 2: Create the Playbook

Create the playbook at /home/thor/ansible/playbook.yml with the following content:

---
- name: Create an empty file on App Server 1
  hosts: stapp01
  tasks:
    - name: Ensure /tmp/file.txt exists
      file:
        path: /tmp/file.txt
        state: touch

Step 3: Validate the Configuration

Ensure the playbook and inventory file are correctly placed and configured. To validate that everything is set up correctly, run:

ansible-playbook -i /home/thor/ansible/inventory /home/thor/ansible/playbook.yml

This command will execute the playbook using the inventory file you've adjusted and ensure that the file /tmp/file.txt is created on App Server 1.