Ansible Automation Ansible Modules & Task Execution 2

Question 1

What keyword is used to conditionally execute a task based on a variable or fact?

Accepted Answer

when

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if

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condition

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only_if

Question 2

Which task keyword allows you to loop over a list of items?

Accepted Answer

loop

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with_items

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iterate

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foreach

Question 3

What does the 'register' keyword do in an Ansible task?

Accepted Answer

Saves the task's output/return values into a variable for later use

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Registers the host with an inventory service

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Logs the task result to a file

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Marks the task as idempotent

Question 4

How do you reference the current loop item's value inside a task that uses 'loop'?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Answer

Answer

Question 5

What does setting 'ignore_errors: yes' on a task do?

Accepted Answer

Allows the playbook to continue even if the task fails

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Silently skips the task on failure

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Retries the task on failure

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Marks the task result as always changed

Question 6

What is the purpose of 'failed_when' in a task?

Accepted Answer

Define a custom condition under which the task is considered failed

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Catch and handle task failures

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Skip the task when it would fail

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Retry a task until it stops failing