Using Ansible to Manage install and update Apple OSX DHCP clients

IRJ

@DustinB3403 said in Using Ansible to Manage install and update Apple OSX DHCP clients:

@IRJ said in Using Ansible to Manage install and update Apple OSX DHCP clients:

@DustinB3403 how are you liking ansible so far?

I'm still just getting into it. I'm not sure how playbooks work or how to confirm that the formatting is correct.

DustinB3403

So this is where I'm at currently with a playbook I wrote out by hand (not at all sure if it's correct).

ansible-playbook apple.yml --check
ERROR! the role 'geerlineguy.homebrew' was not found in /etc/ansible/roles:/root/.ansible/roles:/usr/share/ansible/roles:/etc/ansible/roles:/etc/ansible

The error appears to be in '/etc/ansible/apple.yml': line 11, column 7, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

  roles:
	- geerlineguy.homebrew
	  ^ here

Apple yaml file

---

- name: Installing 1Password
  connection: network_cli
  gather_facts: false
  hosts: apple_workstations
  vars:
	homebrew_installed_packages:
	  - 1password
  roles:
	- geerlineguy.homebrew
~

So I guess I need to add something into the roles folder under /etc/anisble/roles

IRJ

@DustinB3403 said in Using Ansible to Manage install and update Apple OSX DHCP clients:

ERROR! the role 'geerlineguy.homebrew' was not found in /etc/ansible/roles:/root/.ansible/roles:/usr/share/ansible/roles:/etc/ansible/roles:/etc/ansible

You need to install the role

IRJ

sudo ansible-galaxy install

DustinB3403

@IRJ said in Using Ansible to Manage install and update Apple OSX DHCP clients:

sudo ansible-galaxy install

sudo ansible-galaxy install geerlingguy.homebrew
 [WARNING]: - geerlingguy.homebrew (2.9.0) is already installed - use --force to change version to unspecified

DustinB3403

This is the galaxy page https://galaxy.ansible.com/geerlingguy/homebrew

IRJ

Are you running this from /etc/ansible/ ?

DustinB3403

@IRJ yes.

IRJ

Ok let's try this. Is your playbook only one file?

#***********************************************************
# Create or append ansible requirements file
#***********************************************************


sudo sh -c "echo '- src: /etc/ansible/apple.yml' >> /etc/ansible/requirements.yml"

#***********************************************************
# Install the role
#***********************************************************

cd /etc/ansible/
sudo ansible-galaxy install -p roles -r /etc/ansible/requirements.yml

#***********************************************************
# Run ansible playbook file
#***********************************************************

sudo ansible-playbook /etc/ansible/apple.yml

DustinB3403

By default it installs to /root/.ansible/roles/geerlingguy.homebrew/ rather than into /etc/ansible/roles

So I copied the file to /etc/ansible/roles

When running the playbook I get

ERROR! the playbook: apple.yml could not be found

DustinB3403

This is the sample playbook I'm testing with.

---

- name: Installing 1Password
connection: network_cli
gather_facts: false
hosts: apple_workstations
vars:
    homebrew_installed_packages:
    - 1password
roles:
    - geerlineguy.homebrew

This yaml file is located at /etc/ansible/apple.yml

IRJ

@DustinB3403 said in Using Ansible to Manage install and update Apple OSX DHCP clients:

This is the sample playbook I'm testing with.
---

- name: Installing 1Password
connection: network_cli
gather_facts: false
hosts: apple_workstations
vars:
    homebrew_installed_packages:
    - 1password
roles:
    - geerlineguy.homebrew
This yaml file is located at /etc/ansible/apple.yml

Try the commands I posted above

DustinB3403

sudo sh -c "echo '- src: /etc/ansible/apple.yml' >>                                                                                                                                                              /etc/ansible/requirements.yml"
[root@rocansible01 ansible]# pwd
/etc/ansible
[root@rocansible01 ansible]# sudo ansible-galaxy install -p roles -r /etc/ansibl                                                                                                                                                             e/requirements.yml
[WARNING]: - /etc/ansible/apple.yml was NOT installed successfully: the file
downloaded was not a tar.gz

ERROR! - you can use --ignore-errors to skip failed roles and finish processing                                                                                                                                                              the list.
[root@rocansible01 ansible]# sudo ansible-playbook /etc/ansible/apple.yml
ERROR! the role 'geerlineguy.homebrew' was not found in /etc/ansible/roles:/root/.ansible/roles:/usr/share/ansible/roles:/etc/                                                                                                               ansible/roles:/etc/ansible

The error appears to be in '/etc/ansible/apple.yml': line 11, column 7, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

roles:
    - geerlineguy.homebrew
    ^ here

[root@rocansible01 ansible]#

DustinB3403

So even without the role (working or my lack of understanding on how to use it), Ansible is starting to look pretty damn nice. No dealing with VNC tools or ARD, sending ad-hoc commands is pretty damn simple too and would solve a large portion of the issues I forsee.

Monthly updates for example.

It would be nice to be able to run the tertiary software updates as well with brew, and I'm still figuring that part out, but this might be a long term solution.

IRJ

Skip the roles for now just delete that from you apple.yml

Try just this

---

- name: Installing 1Password
connection: network_cli
gather_facts: false
hosts: apple_workstations
vars:
    homebrew_installed_packages:
    - 1password

DustinB3403

 [WARNING]: Unable to parse /etc/ansible/x.x.x.143 as an inventory source

 [WARNING]: No inventory was parsed, only implicit localhost is available

 [WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note that the implicit localhost does not match 'all'

 ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.
 mapping values are not allowed in this context

 The error appears to be in '/etc/ansible/apple.yml': line 4, column 15, but may
 be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

 The offending line appears to be:

 -name: Installing 1Password
	 connection: network_cli
    	             ^ here

Have a syntax error, but my yaml file certainly appears correct.

--- 

-name: Installing 1Password
    connection: network_cli
    gather_facts: false
    hosts: x.x.x.143
    vars:
    homebrew_installed_packages:
    - 1password

black3dynamite

@DustinB3403 said in Using Ansible to Manage install and update Apple OSX DHCP clients:

[WARNING]: Unable to parse /etc/ansible/x.x.x.143 as an inventory source

[WARNING]: No inventory was parsed, only implicit localhost is available

[WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note that the implicit localhost does not match 'all'

ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.
mapping values are not allowed in this context

The error appears to be in '/etc/ansible/apple.yml': line 4, column 15, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

-name: Installing 1Password
connection: network_cli
^ here

Have a syntax error, but my yaml file certainly appears correct.
--- 

-name: Installing 1Password
    connection: network_cli
    gather_facts: false
    hosts: x.x.x.143
    vars:
    homebrew_installed_packages:
    - 1password

-name -> - name

DustinB3403

@black3dynamite didn't fix it.

DustinB3403

So I know this will likely light a flame for someone, but when in the hell is yaml so annoying?

@IRJ how do I check my yaml configuration using the software you recommended, both VSCode and the extension are installed - just not sure how the heck to use yet.

DustinB3403

Okay so in using the test.yaml file buried within the geerlingguy folder I was able to at least get some progress.

ansible-playbook -i hosts apple.yml

PLAY [x.x.x.143] ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] **********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [x.x.x.143]

PLAY RECAP **********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
x.x.x.143             : ok=1    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0

But doesn't seem to install based on what's in the apple.yml file

---
- hosts: 1x.x.x.143
  vars:
	homebrew_clear_cache: true
	homebrew_installed_packages:
	  - ssh-copy-id  # from homebrew/core
	  - nginx-full  # from dengi/nginx
	homebrew_cask_apps:
	  - 1Password # from hombrew/cask