Ansible: Up and Running, 2nd Edition

Index

Symbols

• "" (double quotes), enclosing command text containing spaces, Simplifying with the ansible.cfg File
• #! (shebang), lines beginning with, Running the Playbook, Specifying an Alternative Location for Bash
• % (percent sign), special character in .ini files, SSH Multiplexing Options in Ansible
• . (dot) notation, accessing dictionary keys in a variable, Registering Variables
• >, line folding in YAML, Line Folding
• [] (subscript) notation, Registering Variables
• _meta key, Listing groups
• {% %} delimiters, Jinja2 for loops, Generating the local_settings.py File from a Template
• {{ }} (braces notation)
  • filters in, Filters
  • lookups in, Lookups
  • referencing variables, Variables
  • variable substitution, Strings

A

• A records (DNS), dnstxt
• abstraction, thin layer of, Very Thin Layer of Abstraction
• access control with Ansible Tower, Access Control
• access key ID (Amazon EC2), Specifying Credentials
• actionable plugin, actionable
• add_file_common_args, add_file_common_args
• add_host module, add_host
  • task adding an instance to groups, Adding a New Instance to a Group
• agent forwarding, Agent Forwarding-Host Keys
  • enabling, Enabling Agent Forwarding
  • sudo and, Sudo and Agent Forwarding
• aggregate plugins, Callback Plugins
• aliases (for hostnames), Aliases and Ports
• aliases option, aliases
• all group, Groups and Groups and Groups, Hosts and Group Variables: Inside the Inventory
• alphabetic characters, specifying ranges with, Numbered Hosts (Pets versus Cattle)
• always clause, Error Handling with Blocks
• Amazon EC2, Amazon EC2-Other Modules ...