Ansible Automation Quality Control & Assurance 2

Question 1

Which Ansible module is used to verify that a service is running as part of a post-deployment quality check?

Accepted Answer

service_facts

Answer

The `service_facts` module gathers service state information that can then be checked with `assert` to confirm a service is running.

Question 2

What does the `failed_when` directive do in an Ansible task?

Accepted Answer

Marks a task as failed based on a custom condition

Answer

`failed_when` overrides the default failure detection logic with a user-defined condition expression.

Question 3

In Ansible Molecule, what is the purpose of the `verify` phase?

Accepted Answer

Runs assertions to confirm the role achieved its desired state

Answer

The `verify` phase executes test assertions (via Testinfra, Goss, or Ansible tasks) to confirm the role produced the expected system state.

Question 4

Which command checks Ansible playbook syntax without executing it?

Accepted Answer

ansible-playbook --syntax-check

Answer

`ansible-playbook --syntax-check` parses the playbook and reports YAML and task syntax errors without running any tasks.

Question 5

What is the primary advantage of using `block` with `rescue` in quality-critical playbooks?

Accepted Answer

It lets you handle failures gracefully and run cleanup or alerting tasks

Answer

`rescue` runs when any task in the `block` fails, enabling structured error handling, rollback, or notification logic.

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