Red Hat RHCE 8 (EX294) Cert Guide

Chapter 4

Using Ad Hoc Commands

This chapter covers the following subjects:

• Understanding Ad Hoc Commands

• Working with Modules

• Consulting Module Documentation

• Running Ad Hoc Commands from Shell Scripts

The following RHCE exam objectives are covered in this chapter:

• Understand core components of Ansible

  • Modules

  • Use provided documentation to look up specific information about Ansible modules and commands

• Configure Ansible managed nodes

  • Validate a working configuration using ad hoc Ansible commands

• Script administration tasks

  • Create simple shell scripts

  • Create simple shell scripts that run ad hoc Ansible commands

• Create Ansible plays and playbooks

  • Know how to work with commonly used Ansible modules

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