Using the ansible.controller credential module
The awx.awx.credential or ansible.controller.credential cannot see the secret value of existing credential, so it compares other fields in the inputs to dete...
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Launch AAP job via REST API
We want to launch AAP job from shell script. The job template has Limit, Instance Groups and Variables set with Prompt on launch enabled, so users can provi...
Seaching a list of dictionay objects where keys name has dots
We need to search a list of dictionary objects where the key name is dynamic and might have dots (“.”) inside, such as a FQDN hostname.
Using signed SSH certificate in AAP
AAP support using signed SSH certificate as machine credential. Here are example instructions setting it up.
Debug Ansible module with VSCode
In this case I want to understand how the awx.awx.credential works.
Setup AAP Controller to trust a CA cert
AAP Controller does not read system PKI directory. So adding CA cert to /etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors directory and run update-ca-trust is not enough. I...
Use signed certificate for WinRM
WinRM setup default create a self-signed certificate for the HTTPS transport. We have to set ansible_winrm_server_cert_validation: ignore to avoid getting S...
Ansible Foreman Inventory Plugin Filters
The Ansible Foreman inventory plugin import all hosts by default. It can also be filtered to only import certain hosts. The filter plugin uses the Foreman/...
Parse YAML with jq
We want to parse YAML file with jq command like JSON file. Following snippet will use Python to convert YAML file to JSON format and pass to jq command.
More json_query examples
More examples on using json_query in your playbook.