Create or Remove files and directories - RHCE.pdf

Slides on how to create or remove files and directories on remote host - Part of RHCE syllabus

1. Create or Remove files and
directories

2. ●Used for managing files and directories in Ansible

●Attributes
○path: Specifies the full path of the directory/file
○owner: Sets the owner
○group: Sets the group
○mode: Sets the permissions of the directory/file
○state: Ensures that the path is a directory/file

●Link: file module— Ansible Documentation








File Module

3. ●Verify that remote host is reachable using ping module
Command: ansible all -m ping

4. Create a directory on Remote Host

5. ●Execute the playbook
Command: ansible-playbook <file-name> .yml

6. ●Verify that directory is created on remote host
Command: ls /<directory-path> | grep <directory-name>

7. Create a file on Remote Host

8. ●Execute the playbook on control node
Command: ansible-playbook <file-name> .yml

9. ●On the remote host verify whether the file is created
Command: ls /<directory-path> | grep <file-name>

10. Remove a File on Remote Host

11. ●Execute the playbook on control node
Command: ansible-playbook <file-name> .yml

12. ●Verify whether the file is removed from the directory on the remote host
Command: ls /<directory-path> | grep <file-name>

13. Remove a directory on Remote Host

14. ●Execute the playbook on control node
Command: ansible-playbook <file-name> .yml

15. ●Verify whether the directory is removed on remote host
Command: ls /<directory_path> | grep <directory_name>