How to add a new host to Ansible
First, make sure that root login is permitted on the host.
Use your favorite text editor.
sudo vim /etc/ssh/sshd_configInside the config file, set permit root login to yes
PermitRootLogin YesRestart SSH Service
/etc/init.d/ssh restartIf you have not set a password for root, do it now.
passwdNow, if you have not generated an ssh key, do it now.
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096Send this key to the host.
ssh-copy-id root@ip.addr_of_hostAdd the host to Ansible
vim /etc/ansible/hosts
my_host ansible_hosts=ip.addr_of_hostTo make sure ansible can reach the host, ping it with this command.
ansible my_host -m pingThe output should look like this
my_host | SUCCESS => {
"changed": false,
"ping": "pong"
}
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