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--- ansible:ansible_tips [2025/02/24 22:07]
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+++ ansible:ansible_tips [2025/02/25 20:18] (current)
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 ====== Ansible tips and tricks ======
-===== Replace inplace =====
+===== Replacement in a file =====
+==== Replace inplace ====
 Replace inplace sshd_config param (at same position)
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           line: "Port 2849"
 </code>
+==== Insert after / before ====
+Use **insertafter** or **insertbefore**
+<code>
+ tasks:
+  - name: add to ansible hosts file
+    lineinfile:
+      dest: /ansible/sshd_config
+      insertafter: '^\[ansible_ssh_host\]'
+      line: " test ansible_ssh_host=172.0.0.3"
+</code>
+==== Comment the all lines of a file ====
+<code>
+  tasks:
+    - replace:
+        path: /ansible/sshd_config
+        regexp: '^(?!#)'
+        replace: '#'
+</code>
+===== Copy / backup file =====
+<code>
+ - name: Ansible Copy using Conditional Statements
+   hosts: test_group
+   tasks:
+ 	#The env variables can be passed in:
+ 	#ex: ansible-playbook ~/playbook.yml -e "env=prod"
+     - name: Copy Apache config for production
+   	 copy:
+     	   src: prod_httpd.conf
+     	   dest: /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
+   	 when: env == 'prod'
+</code>

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