/usr/bin/ansible
$ ansible --version
ansible 2.9.6
config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
configured module search path = ['/home/bojan/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible
executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
python version = 3.8.10 (default, Mar 15 2022, 12:22:08) [GCC 9.4.0]
usage: ansible [-h] [--version] [-v] [-b] [--become-method BECOME_METHOD]
[--become-user BECOME_USER] [-K] [-i INVENTORY] [--list-hosts]
[-l SUBSET] [-P POLL_INTERVAL] [-B SECONDS] [-o] [-t TREE] [-k]
[--private-key PRIVATE_KEY_FILE] [-u REMOTE_USER]
[-c CONNECTION] [-T TIMEOUT]
[--ssh-common-args SSH_COMMON_ARGS]
[--sftp-extra-args SFTP_EXTRA_ARGS]
[--scp-extra-args SCP_EXTRA_ARGS]
[--ssh-extra-args SSH_EXTRA_ARGS] [-C] [--syntax-check] [-D]
[-e EXTRA_VARS] [--vault-id VAULT_IDS]
[--ask-vault-pass | --vault-password-file VAULT_PASSWORD_FILES]
[-f FORKS] [-M MODULE_PATH] [--playbook-dir BASEDIR]
[-a MODULE_ARGS] [-m MODULE_NAME]
pattern
Define and run a single task 'playbook' against a set of hosts
positional arguments:
pattern host pattern
optional arguments:
--ask-vault-pass ask for vault password
--list-hosts outputs a list of matching hosts; does not execute
anything else
--playbook-dir BASEDIR
Since this tool does not use playbooks, use this as a
substitute playbook directory.This sets the relative
path for many features including roles/ group_vars/
etc.
--syntax-check perform a syntax check on the playbook, but do not
execute it
--vault-id VAULT_IDS the vault identity to use
--vault-password-file VAULT_PASSWORD_FILES
vault password file
--version show program's version number, config file location,
configured module search path, module location,
executable location and exit
-B SECONDS, --background SECONDS
run asynchronously, failing after X seconds
(default=N/A)
-C, --check don't make any changes; instead, try to predict some
of the changes that may occur
-D, --diff when changing (small) files and templates, show the
differences in those files; works great with --check
-M MODULE_PATH, --module-path MODULE_PATH
prepend colon-separated path(s) to module library (def
ault=~/.ansible/plugins/modules:/usr/share/ansible/plu
gins/modules)
-P POLL_INTERVAL, --poll POLL_INTERVAL
set the poll interval if using -B (default=15)
-a MODULE_ARGS, --args MODULE_ARGS
module arguments
-e EXTRA_VARS, --extra-vars EXTRA_VARS
set additional variables as key=value or YAML/JSON, if
filename prepend with @
-f FORKS, --forks FORKS
specify number of parallel processes to use
(default=5)
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-i INVENTORY, --inventory INVENTORY, --inventory-file INVENTORY
specify inventory host path or comma separated host
list. --inventory-file is deprecated
-l SUBSET, --limit SUBSET
further limit selected hosts to an additional pattern
-m MODULE_NAME, --module-name MODULE_NAME
module name to execute (default=command)
-o, --one-line condense output
-t TREE, --tree TREE log output to this directory
-v, --verbose verbose mode (-vvv for more, -vvvv to enable
connection debugging)
Privilege Escalation Options:
control how and which user you become as on target hosts
--become-method BECOME_METHOD
privilege escalation method to use (default=sudo), use
`ansible-doc -t become -l` to list valid choices.
--become-user BECOME_USER
run operations as this user (default=root)
-K, --ask-become-pass
ask for privilege escalation password
-b, --become run operations with become (does not imply password
prompting)
Connection Options:
control as whom and how to connect to hosts
--private-key PRIVATE_KEY_FILE, --key-file PRIVATE_KEY_FILE
use this file to authenticate the connection
--scp-extra-args SCP_EXTRA_ARGS
specify extra arguments to pass to scp only (e.g. -l)
--sftp-extra-args SFTP_EXTRA_ARGS
specify extra arguments to pass to sftp only (e.g. -f,
-l)
--ssh-common-args SSH_COMMON_ARGS
specify common arguments to pass to sftp/scp/ssh (e.g.
ProxyCommand)
--ssh-extra-args SSH_EXTRA_ARGS
specify extra arguments to pass to ssh only (e.g. -R)
-T TIMEOUT, --timeout TIMEOUT
override the connection timeout in seconds
(default=10)
-c CONNECTION, --connection CONNECTION
connection type to use (default=smart)
-k, --ask-pass ask for connection password
-u REMOTE_USER, --user REMOTE_USER
connect as this user (default=None)
Some modules do not make sense in Ad-Hoc (include, meta, etc)
# ===============================================
# nearly all parameters can be overridden in ansible-playbook
# or with command line flags. ansible will read ANSIBLE_CONFIG,
# ansible.cfg in the current working directory, .ansible.cfg in
# the home directory or /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg, whichever it
# finds first
[defaults]
# some basic default values...
#inventory = /etc/ansible/hosts
#library = /usr/share/my_modules/
#module_utils = /usr/share/my_module_utils/
#remote_tmp = ~/.ansible/tmp
#local_tmp = ~/.ansible/tmp
#plugin_filters_cfg = /etc/ansible/plugin_filters.yml
#forks = 5
#poll_interval = 15
#sudo_user = root
#ask_sudo_pass = True
#ask_pass = True
#transport = smart
#remote_port = 22
#module_lang = C
#module_set_locale = False
...
Version of the Ansible package available at apt package manager is much older than the latest Ansible release: Ubuntu – Package Search Results shows version 2.9.6 (for Ubuntu Focal, 20.04) while the latest Ansible release ( Releases and maintenance — Ansible Documentation) at time of publishing this article is 5.
To uninstall Ansible installed via default apt package repository:
$ dpkg --list | grep ansible
ii ansible 2.9.6+dfsg-1 all Configuration management, deployment, and task execution system
$ sudo apt purge ansible
To install the most recent version of Ansible built for your/given Ubuntu version we can use ppa:ansible/ansible:
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install software-properties-common
$ sudo add-apt-repository --yes --update ppa:ansible/ansible
$ sudo apt install ansible
$ dpkg --list | grep ansible
ii ansible 5.10.0-1ppa~focal all batteries-included package providing a curated set of Ansible collections in addition to ansible-core
ii ansible-core 2.12.7-1ppa~focal all Ansible IT Automation
Note that this recent version separates ansible and ansible-core packages and their versions.
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References:
Installing Ansible on specific operating systems — Ansible Documentation
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