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Playbook ​

Run a playbook ​

sh
ansible-playbook -i /path/to/my_inventory_file -u my_connection_user -k -f 3 -T 30 -t my_tag -M /path/to/my_modules -b -K my_playbook.yml

Loads <my_playbook.yml> from the current working directory and: -i - uses my_inventory_file in the path provided for inventory to match the pattern. -u - connects over SSH as my_connection_user. -k - asks for password which is then provided to SSH authentication. -f - allocates 3 forks. -T - sets a 30-second timeout. -t - runs only tasks marked with the tag my_tag. -M - loads local modules from /path/to/my/modules. -b - executes with elevated privileges (uses become). -K - prompts the user for the become password.

Galaxy ​

Upgrade requirements ​

sh
ansible-galaxy collection install -r <requirements_file> --upgrade

Advanced ​

Install python library when ansible is installed with brew (one of the following depending on the system architecture) ​

sh
/opt/homebrew/Cellar/ansible/<ansible_version>/libexec/bin/python -m pip install <lib_name>

or

sh
/usr/local/Cellar/ansible/<ansible_version>/libexec/bin/python -m pip install <lib_name>