EX294 Question #16: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

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16. Update Ansible Vault Key Update the key for an existing Ansible Vault according to the following instructions: - The current vault password is insecure8sure - The new vault password is bbs2you9527 - Keep the vault encrypted with the new password Correct Answer: See the below explanation Explanation Explanation/Reference: Solution: [greg@control ansible]$ ansible-vault rekey --ask-vault-pass salaries.yml Vault password: `insecure8sure` New Vault password: `bbs2you9527` Confirm New Vault password: `bbs2you9527` Rekey successful [greg@control ansible]$ ansible-vault view salaries.yml Vault password: `bbs2you9527` haha # Verification: Decrypting and Viewing Content with the New Password (Required Step) [greg@control ansible]$ ansible-vault view --ask-vault-pass salaries.yml Vault password: `bbs2you9527` haha Create a playbook named /home/greg/ansible/cron.yml: - The playbook runs on managed nodes in the test host group - Configure a cron job that runs every 2 minutes and executes the following command: logger "EX200 in progress", running as user natasha Correct Answer: See the below explanation Explanation Explanation/Reference: Solution: [greg@control ansible]$ ansible-doc -l | grep cron [greg@control ansible]$ ansible-doc cron [greg@control ansible]$ vim /home/greg/ansible/cron.yml --- - name: cron hosts: test tasks: - name: cron job cron: name: "cron job1" minute: "*/2" job: 'logger "EX200 in progress"' user: natasha [greg@control ansible]$ ansible-navigator run cron.yml -m stdout # Validation: Verify if the task exists and is correct with the command crontab -l -u natasha. (mandatory operation) [greg@control ansible]$ ansible test -a 'crontab -l -u natasha' node2 | CHANGED | rc=0 >> #Ansible: check dirs */2 * * * * logger "EX200 in progress"