RedHat Exam EX294 Topic 9 Question 42 Discussion

Actual exam question for RedHat's EX294 exam

Question #: 42
Topic #: 9

[All EX294 Questions]

Create a role called apache in "/home/admin/ansible/roles" with the following

requirements:

--> The httpd package is installed, enabled on boot, and started.

--> The firewall is enabled and running with a rule to allow access to the web server.

--> template file index.html.j2 is used to create the file /var/www/html/index.html

with the output:

Welcome to HOSTNAME on IPADDRESS

--> Where HOSTNAME is the fqdn of the managed node and IPADDRESS is the IP-Address of

the managed node.

note: you have to create index.html.j2 file.

--> Create a playbook called httpd.yml that uses this role and the playbook runs on

hosts in the webservers host group.

AExplanation:
Solution as:
----------
# pwd
/home/admin/ansible/roles/
# ansible-galaxy init apache
# vim apache/vars/main.yml
---
# vars file for apache
http_pkg: httpd
firewall_pkg: firewalld
http_srv: httpd
firewall_srv: firewalld
rule: http
webpage: /var/www/html/index.html
template: index.html.j2
:wq!
# vim apache/tasks/package.yml
---
- name: Installing packages
yum:
name:
- '{{http_pkg}}'
- '{{firewall_pkg}}'
state: latest
:wq!
# vim apache/tasks/service.yml
---
- name: start and enable http service
service:
name: '{{http_srv}}'
enabled: true
state: started
- name: start and enable firewall service
service:
name: '{{firewall_srv}}'
enabled: true
state: started
:wq!
# vim apache/tasks/firewall.yml
---
- name: Adding http service to firewall
firewalld:
service: '{{rule}}'
state: enabled
permanent: true
immediate: true
:wq!
# vim apache/tasks/webpage.yml
---
- name: creating template file
template:
src: '{{template}}'
dest: '{{webpage}}'
notify: restart_httpd
!wq
# vim apache/tasks/main.yml
# tasks file for apache
- import_tasks: package.yml
- import_tasks: service.yml
- import_tasks: firewall.yml
- import_tasks: webpage.yml
:wq!
# vim apache/templates/index.html.j2
Welcome to {{ ansible_facts.fqdn }} on {{ ansible_facts.default_ipv4.address }}
# vim apache/handlers/main.yml
---
# handlers file for apache
- name: restart_httpd
service:
name: httpd
state: restarted
:wq!
# cd ..
# pwd
/home/admin/ansible/
# vim httpd.yml
---
- name: Including apache role
hosts: webservers
pre_tasks:
- name: pretask message
debug:
msg: 'Ensure webserver configuration'
roles:
- ./roles/apache
post_tasks:
- name: Check webserver
uri:
url: 'http://{{ ansible_facts.default_ipv4.address }}'
return_content: yes
status_code: 200
:wq!
# ansible-playbook httpd.yml ---syntax-check
# ansible-playbook httpd.yml
# curl http://serverx

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Suggested Answer: A

by Francoise at Apr 26, 2024, 04:05 AM

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7 months ago

I just created the apache role in /home/admin/ansible/roles.

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