Ansible Roles & Galaxy Flashcards

What command creates a new role scaffold with the standard directory structure?

Answer: ansible-galaxy role init myrole

ansible-galaxy role init generates a standardized role directory with tasks, handlers, defaults, vars, files, templates, and meta folders.

In an Ansible role, which directory holds the default variable values that can be easily overridden?

Answer: defaults/

Variables in defaults/main.yml have the lowest precedence and are designed to be overridden by users of the role.

Which role directory is used to store Jinja2 template files?

Answer: templates/

The templates/ directory holds .j2 Jinja2 template files that are rendered by the template module during role execution.

Which file in a role defines the role's metadata including dependencies?

Answer: meta/main.yml

meta/main.yml contains role metadata such as author, license, supported platforms, and role dependencies.

How do you call a role inside a playbook using the modern recommended syntax?

Answer: roles: [myrole]

The roles: key in a play statically imports roles before any tasks run; it is the standard way to apply roles in a playbook.

Which directory in a role stores static files that can be transferred to managed hosts unchanged?

Answer: files/

The files/ directory contains static files copied to managed hosts using the copy or synchronize modules without any Jinja2 processing.