Ansible Automation Ansible Inventory & Configuration Management 3

Question 1

Which file is Ansible's primary configuration file?

Accepted Answer

ansible.cfg

Answer

ansible.cfg is the primary configuration file Ansible reads for settings like inventory path, remote user, and SSH options.

Question 2

What is the order of precedence Ansible uses when searching for ansible.cfg?

Accepted Answer

ANSIBLE_CONFIG env var → ./ansible.cfg → ~/.ansible.cfg → /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg

Answer

Ansible checks for configuration in this order: ANSIBLE_CONFIG env var, then ./ansible.cfg, then ~/.ansible.cfg, then /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg.

Question 3

Which ansible.cfg setting disables SSH host key checking?

Accepted Answer

host_key_checking = False

Answer

Setting host_key_checking = False in ansible.cfg disables SSH known_hosts verification, useful in dynamic environments.

Question 4

Which ansible.cfg directive sets the default number of parallel host connections?

Accepted Answer

forks

Answer

The 'forks' setting in ansible.cfg (default 5) controls how many hosts Ansible connects to simultaneously.

Question 5

What command shows the current Ansible configuration with effective values and their source?

Accepted Answer

ansible-config dump

Answer

ansible-config dump outputs all configuration settings with their current values and the source file they came from.

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