To configure ansible.cfg to define your SSH user, sudo password, and connection password, you need to specify these details in the appropriate sections of the configuration file. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do this:
You can set the default SSH user in the defaults section of your ansible.cfg file:
[defaults]
remote_user = your_ssh_user
Replace your_ssh_user with the actual username you want to use for SSH connections.
Unfortunately, ansible.cfg does not support storing the sudo password directly. Instead, you should use an ansible playbook or command line options to handle privilege escalation securely. You can set up privilege escalation in the defaults section:
[defaults]
become = True
become_method = sudo
become_user = root
You will be prompted to enter the sudo password when needed. If you need to automate this (though it’s generally not recommended for security reasons), you should use ansible-vault to encrypt sensitive data.
If you need to set a password for the SSH connection, you typically use the --ask-pass option or configure it in your playbook. Unfortunately, ansible.cfg does not have a direct way to specify SSH passwords. Here’s how you can handle this:
Command Line: Use the --ask-pass flag with the ansible-playbook command to prompt for the SSH password.
ansible-playbook playbook.yml --ask-pass
Ansible Vault: For storing sensitive data like SSH passwords securely, use ansible-vault to encrypt a file containing the password. First, create the vault file:
ansible-vault create vault.yml
Add your passwords to vault.yml:
ssh_password: your_connection_password
Then, update your playbook to include the vault file and use the ssh_password variable where needed.
ansible.cfg FileHere’s a complete example of what your ansible.cfg might look like:
[defaults]
remote_user = your_ssh_user
become = True
become_method = sudo
become_user = root
ansible.cfg. Use ansible-vault for secure password management.--ask-pass for SSH passwords and --ask-become-pass for sudo passwords if you are running Ansible interactively.Feel free to contact us. Find all contact information on our contact page.