RedHat Exam EX447 Topic 9 Question 25 Discussion

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Question #: 25
Topic #: 9

Create a file called packages.yml in /home/sandy/ansible to install some packages for the following hosts. On dev, prod and webservers install packages httpd, mod_ssl, and mariadb. On dev only install the development tools package. Also, on dev host update all the packages to the latest.

AExplanation:
Solution as:

** NOTE 1 a more acceptable answer is likely 'present' since it's not asking to install the latest
state: present
** NOTE 2 need to update the development node
- name: update all packages on development node
yum:
name: '*'
state: latest

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by Malissa at Jun 01, 2024, 01:50 PM

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Allene

6 months ago

Wait, did they really need to specify the 'mod_ssl' package? That's just a dependency of 'httpd', right?

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Elouise

6 months ago

Haha, I bet the dev team is going to love that package update. Good luck, Sandy!

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Charlena

5 months ago

I hope Sandy knows what she's doing with those packages.

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Carey

5 months ago

I know right, they always complain about updates!

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Catalina

6 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about the 'state: present' part. Wouldn't 'state: latest' be better for the main packages?

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Na

5 months ago

User B

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Rolande

6 months ago

User A

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Vallie

6 months ago

Looks good to me! The solution covers all the requirements, including installing the necessary packages on the specified hosts and updating the packages on the dev host.

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