Ansible Automation Ansible Collections 2

Question 1

What does the `collections:` keyword at the play or role level do in an Ansible playbook?

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Sets the search path so short (non-FQCN) module names resolve to those collections

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Automatically installs the listed collections before the play runs

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Validates collection version constraints before execution

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Downloads collections from a private repository at runtime

Question 2

Which command builds an Ansible Collection into a distributable .tar.gz archive?

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ansible-galaxy collection build

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ansible-galaxy collection package

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ansible-galaxy collection create --build

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ansible-collection build

Question 3

How do you publish a built collection artifact to Ansible Galaxy?

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ansible-galaxy collection publish namespace-collection-1.0.0.tar.gz

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ansible-galaxy collection upload namespace-collection-1.0.0.tar.gz

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ansible-galaxy collection push namespace-collection-1.0.0.tar.gz

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ansible-galaxy collection submit namespace-collection-1.0.0.tar.gz

Question 4

What is the role of the auto-generated `MANIFEST.json` file inside a built Ansible Collection archive?

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It contains a file manifest with checksums used to verify collection integrity

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It defines human-readable collection metadata for Galaxy's web UI

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It specifies which modules are public vs. private within the collection

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It holds license and copyright information for the collection

Question 5

In an Ansible Collection, where should custom Jinja2 filter plugins be placed?

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plugins/filter/

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filters/

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lib/filters/

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templates/filters/

Question 6

In the context of Ansible Collections, what does the 'namespace' part of a FQCN represent?

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The author or organization that owns the collection, forming the first segment of the FQCN

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A Python package namespace used internally by Ansible

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A reserved Ansible keyword for scoping variables in a playbook

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An Ansible Tower organizational unit for access control

Question 7

How do you configure a custom collection installation path so Ansible searches it automatically?

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Set COLLECTIONS_PATHS in ansible.cfg or the ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATHS environment variable

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Set the ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_DIR environment variable

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Pass --collections-path to every ansible-playbook command

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Edit DEFAULT_COLLECTIONS_PATH in the Ansible source code