Which configuration management tool has an agentless capability?

The correct answer is C. Ansible. Ansible is agentless: it connects to managed nodes over SSH (Linux) or WinRM (Windows) and executes tasks directly, with no agent software required on the target machines. This simplifies deployment since you only need Python on the remote host. By contrast, Puppet (A), Chef…

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APuppet
BCFEngine
CAnsible
DChef

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B
4% (1)
C
92% (22)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

Ansible is agentless: it connects to managed nodes over SSH (Linux) or WinRM (Windows) and executes tasks directly, with no agent software required on the target machines. This simplifies deployment since you only need Python on the remote host. By contrast, Puppet (A), Chef (D), and CFEngine (B) all use an agent-based model, where a lightweight agent daemon must be installed and running on each managed node to receive and apply configurations from a central server. Ansible's agentless architecture is one of its most distinguishing and frequently tested characteristics.

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