Ansible Inventory & Configuration Management Flashcards

What is the default location of the Ansible inventory file?

Answer: /etc/ansible/hosts

Ansible's default inventory file is located at /etc/ansible/hosts unless overridden by ansible.cfg or the -i flag.

Which INI-style inventory syntax correctly defines a group called 'webservers'?

Answer: [webservers]

Inventory groups in INI format are defined using square brackets, such as [webservers].

How do you specify a custom inventory file when running an Ansible playbook?

Answer: -i /path/to/inventory

The -i flag (short for --inventory) is used to specify a custom inventory file path.

What keyword is used in an inventory file to define variables that apply to all hosts in a group?

Answer: [groupname:vars]

The :vars suffix on a group header (e.g., [webservers:vars]) defines variables that apply to all hosts in that group.

Which inventory keyword is used to create a group that contains other groups as members?

Answer: [parentgroup:children]

The :children suffix on a group header allows you to nest groups inside a parent group.

What host pattern would you use to target all hosts in both 'webservers' and 'dbservers' groups?

Answer: webservers:dbservers

Using a colon between group names (webservers:dbservers) creates a union pattern targeting hosts in either group.