Using Ansible to Manage install and update Apple OSX DHCP clients

DustinB3403

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

IRJ

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

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

Oh! I thought you were only using a single file.

Ok let's back up. can you show the folder structure of geerlingguy folder?

IRJ

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

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.

It shows you when there is a formatting error

No error

Error. File lights up red and gives you a tip on how to fix.

DustinB3403

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

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

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

Oh! I thought you were only using a single file.

Ok let's back up. can you show the folder structure of geerlingguy folder?

To summarize, everything is installed in the default locations.

tree /etc/ansible/
/etc/ansible/
├── ansible.cfg
├── apple.yml
├── clients
├── hosts
├── requirements.yml
├── roles
│   └── geerlingguy.homebrew
│       ├── defaults
│       │   └── main.yml
│       ├── handlers
│       │   └── main.yml
│       ├── LICENSE
│       ├── meta
│       │   └── main.yml
│       ├── README.md
│       ├── requirements.yml
│       ├── tasks
│       │   ├── main.yml
│       │   └── playbook.yml
│       └── tests
│           ├── local-testing
│           │   ├── playbook.yml
│           │   └── README.md
│           └── test.yml
└── ssh.sh

8 directories, 17 files

DustinB3403

The clients file and ssh.sh are for a quick deployment of the ssh key to all of my workstations if this works out :-).

But ignore them for now.

DustinB3403

This is the updated apply.yml file

---
- hosts: apple_workstations
  vars:
	homebrew_repo: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew
	homebrew_prefix: /usr/local
	homebrew_install_path: "{{ homebrew_prefix }}/Homebrew"
	homebrew_bin_path: /usr/local/bin
	homebrew_clear_cache: true
	homebrew_installed_packages:
	  - ssh-copy-id  # from homebrew/core
	  - nginx-full  # from dengi/nginx
	homebrew_cask_apps:
	  - 1password
	homebrew_taps:
	  - homebrew/cask
	  - { name: denji/nginx, url: 'https://github.com/denji/homebrew-nginx.git' }
	homebrew_cask_accept_external_apps: true
	homebrew_cask_appdir: /Applications

It runs without issue, but doesn't actually install 1password

IRJ

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

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

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


sudo sh -c "echo '- src: /etc/ansible/roles/geerlineguy' >> /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

Updated. try this

DustinB3403

@IRJ Each command individually?

IRJ

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

@IRJ Each command individually?

yes reinstall the role this way

DustinB3403

@IRJ So wouldn't I have to delete the role first?

DustinB3403

Also this fails.

sudo ansible-galaxy install -p roles -r /etc/ansible/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.

IRJ

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

@IRJ So wouldn't I have to delete the role first?

Just try running it first. If you delete the role, then the reference to source file will break.

IRJ

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

Also this fails.

sudo ansible-galaxy install -p roles -r /etc/ansible/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.

let me see your /etc/ansible/requirements.yml

DustinB3403

cat /etc/ansible/requirements.yml
- src: /etc/ansible/apple.yml
- src: /etc/ansible/apple.yml
- src: /etc/ansible/roles/geerlineguy

IRJ

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

cat /etc/ansible/requirements.yml
- src: /etc/ansible/apple.yml
- src: /etc/ansible/apple.yml
- src: /etc/ansible/roles/geerlineguy

get rid of the first two entries

DustinB3403

@IRJ just did, not sure why they're in there as I haven't touched this file.

IRJ

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

@IRJ just did, not sure why they're in there as I haven't touched this file.

They are there because we did echo command in script to add them.

DustinB3403

sudo ansible-galaxy install -p roles -r /etc/ansible/requirements.yml
- downloading role '/etc/ansible/roles/geerlineguy', owned by
 [WARNING]: - /etc/ansible/roles/geerlineguy was NOT installed successfully: Content has no field named 'owner'

ERROR! - you can use --ignore-errors to skip failed roles and finish processing the list.