Red Hat Certified Specialist in Advanced Automation: Ansible Best Practices Playbook Practice Questions

Create a playbook called regulartasks.yml which has the system that append the date to /root/datefile every day at noon. Name is job 'datejob'

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Correct answer: - name: Creates a cron file under /etc/cron.d; cron: name: datejob; hour: "12"; user: root; job: "date >> /root/datefile"

Explanation

Solution as:

If a playbook fails due to a missing variable, what is the best practice remedy?

• AA. Hard-code the value
• BB. Use default vars
• CC. Ignore the variable
• DD. Comment out the task

What is the significance of including 'become: yes' in an Ansible playbook?

• AA. Runs tasks as a superuser
• BB. Skips tasks
• CC. Enables host groups
• DD. Handles errors properly

What is the purpose of handlers in an Ansible playbook?

• AA. To run tasks in parallel
• BB. To respond to changes
• CC. To notify other playbooks
• DD. To eliminate variables

What command would you use to run a playbook in Ansible with increased verbosity?

• AA. ansible-playbook -vvv
• BB. ansible-playbook -f
• CC. ansible-playbook -v
• DD. ansible-playbook -d