ansible

Manage groups of computers remotely over SSH. (use the /etc/ansible/hosts file to add new groups/hosts). Some subcommands such as galaxy have their own usage documentation. More information: https://www.ansible.com/.

• List hosts belonging to a group:

ansible group --list-hosts

• Ping a group of hosts by invoking the ping module:

ansible group -m ping

• Display facts about a group of hosts by invoking the setup module:

ansible group -m setup

• Execute a command on a group of hosts by invoking command module with arguments:

ansible group -m command -a 'my_command'

• Execute a command with administrative privileges:

ansible group --become --ask-become-pass -m command -a 'my_command'

• Execute a command using a custom inventory file:

ansible group -i inventory_file -m command -a 'my_command'

• List the groups in an inventory:

ansible localhost -m debug -a 'var=groups.keys()'