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

Answer

The 'when' keyword accepts a Jinja2 expression and skips the task if the expression evaluates to false.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

loop

Answer

The 'loop' keyword (introduced in Ansible 2.5) is the modern replacement for with_items and iterates tasks over a list.

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

Answer

The register keyword captures a task's result (stdout, rc, changed status, etc.) into a named variable accessible in subsequent tasks.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Answer

Inside a loop, the current iteration's value is always available as the special variable {{ item }}.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Allows the playbook to continue even if the task fails

Answer

ignore_errors: yes tells Ansible to record the failure but continue executing subsequent tasks instead of stopping the play.

Ansible Automation Practice Test