Ansible Automation Ansible Roles & Galaxy 3

Question 1

How are role dependencies defined so they are automatically executed before the parent role?

Accepted Answer

In meta/main.yml under the 'dependencies' key

Answer

Role dependencies listed under 'dependencies' in meta/main.yml are automatically resolved and executed before the role that declares them.

Question 2

What is the difference between 'include_role' and 'import_role' in Ansible?

Accepted Answer

include_role is dynamic (evaluated at runtime); import_role is static (evaluated at parse time)

Answer

import_role is statically processed before playbook execution begins, while include_role is dynamically loaded during runtime allowing conditional inclusion.

Question 3

What variable file in a role takes higher precedence than defaults/main.yml?

Accepted Answer

vars/main.yml

Answer

vars/main.yml has higher precedence than defaults/main.yml and is intended for internal role variables that should not be overridden.

Question 4

How do you pass a variable to a role when including it in a playbook?

Accepted Answer

Under the role entry using 'vars:' or as key-value pairs inline

Answer

You can pass role-specific variables inline using key-value pairs or a vars: block under the role entry in the roles list.

Question 5

What naming convention must a Galaxy role follow for its namespace and role name?

Accepted Answer

namespace.role_name using only letters, numbers, and underscores

Answer

Galaxy roles use the format namespace.role_name where both parts contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.

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Ansible Automation Ansible Roles & Galaxy 3