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:doctype:manpage
:man source: Ansible
:man version: %VERSION%
:man manual: System administration commands
NAME
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ansible-pull - pull playbooks from VCS server and run them using this machine as the target.
SYNOPSIS
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ansible-pull -U URL [options] [ <filename.yml> ]
DESCRIPTION
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*Ansible* is an extra-simple tool/framework/API for doing \'remote things'.
Use ansible-pull to set up a remote copy of ansible on each managed
node, each set to run via cron and update playbook source via
a source repository. This inverts the default *push* architecture of
ansible into a *pull* architecture, which has near-limitless scaling
potential.
The setup playbook can be tuned to change the cron frequency, logging
locations, and parameters to ansible-pull.
This is useful both for extreme scale-out as well as periodic
remediation. Usage of the 'fetch' module to retrieve logs from
ansible-pull runs would be an excellent way to gather and analyze
remote logs from ansible-pull.
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OPTIONAL ARGUMENT
-----------------
*filename.yml*::
The name of one the YAML format files to run as an ansible playbook. This can
be a relative path within the checkout. If not provided, ansible-pull
will look for a playbook based on the host's fully-qualified domain name, on the
host hostname and finally a playbook named *local.yml*.
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OPTIONS
-------
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*--accept-host-key*::
Adds the hostkey for the repo URL if not already added.
*--ask-become-pass*::
Ask for privilege escalation password.
*-k*, *--ask-pass*::
Prompt for the connection password, if it is needed for the transport used.
For example, using ssh and not having a key-based authentication with ssh-agent.
*--ask-su-pass*::
Prompt for su password, used with --su (deprecated, use become).
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*-K*, *--ask-sudo-pass*::
Prompt for the password to use with --sudo, if any (deprecated, use become).
*--ask-vault-pass*::
Prompt for vault password.
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*-C* 'CHECKOUT', *--checkout=*'CHECKOUT'::
Branch/Tag/Commit to checkout. If not provided, uses default behavior of module used to check out playbook repository.
*-d* 'DEST', *--directory=*'DEST'::
Directory to checkout repository into. If not provided, a subdirectory of ~/.ansible/pull/ will be used.
*-e* 'EXTRA_VARS', *--extra-vars=*'EXTRA_VARS::
Extra variables to inject into a playbook, in key=value key=value format or
as quoted YAML/JSON (hashes and arrays). To load variables from a file, specify
the file preceded by @ (e.g. @vars.yml).
*-f*, *--force*::
Force running of playbook even if unable to update playbook repository. This
can be useful, for example, to enforce run-time state when a network
connection may not always be up or possible.
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*-h*, *--help*::
Show the help message and exit.
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*-i* 'PATH', *--inventory=*'PATH'::
The 'PATH' to the inventory, which defaults to '/etc/ansible/hosts'.
Alternatively you can use a comma separated list of hosts or single host with traling comma 'host,'.
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*--private-key=*'PRIVATE_KEY_FILE'::
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Use this file to authenticate the connection.
*-m* 'NAME', *--module-name=*'NAME'::
Module used to checkout playbook repository. Defaults to git.
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*-o*, *--only-if-changed*::
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Only run the playbook if the repository has been updated.
*--purge*::
Purge the checkout after the playbook is run.
*-s* 'SLEEP', *--sleep=*'SLEEP'::
Sleep for random interval (between 0 and SLEEP number of seconds) before starting. This is a useful way ot disperse git requests.
*--ssh-common-args=*''-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p ..." ...''::
Squashed commit of the following: commit 9921bb9d2002e136c030ff337c14f8b7eab0fc72 Author: Abhijit Menon-Sen <ams@2ndQuadrant.com> Date: Mon Aug 10 20:19:44 2015 +0530 Document --ssh-extra-args command-line option commit 8b25595e7b1cc3658803d0821fbf498c18ee608a Author: Abhijit Menon-Sen <ams@2ndQuadrant.com> Date: Thu Aug 13 13:24:57 2015 +0530 Don't disable GSSAPI/Pubkey authentication when using --ask-pass This commit is based on a bug report and PR by kolbyjack (#6846) which was subsequently closed and rebased as #11690. The original problem was: «The password on the delegated host is different from the one I provided on the command line, so it had to use the pubkey, and the main host doesn't have a pubkey on it yet, so it had to use the password.» (This commit is revised and included here because #11690 would conflict with the changes in #11908 otherwise.) Closes #11690 commit 119d0323892c65e8169ae57e42bbe8e3517551a3 Author: Abhijit Menon-Sen <ams@2ndQuadrant.com> Date: Thu Aug 13 11:16:42 2015 +0530 Be more explicit about why SSH arguments are added This adds vvvvv log messages that spell out in detail where each SSH command-line argument is obtained from. Unfortunately, we can't be sure if, say, self._play_context.remote_user is obtained from ANSIBLE_REMOTE_USER in the environment, remote_user in ansible.cfg, -u on the command line, or an ansible_ssh_user setting in the inventory or on a task or play. In some cases, e.g. timeout, we can't even be sure if it was set by the user or just a default. Nevertheless, on the theory that at five v's you can use all the hints available, I've mentioned the possible sources in the log messages. Note that this caveat applies only to the arguments that ssh.py adds by itself. In the case of ssh_args and ssh_extra_args, we know where they are from, and say so, though we can't say WHERE in the inventory they may be set (e.g. in host_vars or group_vars etc.). commit b605c285baf505f75f0b7d73cb76b00d4723d02e Author: Abhijit Menon-Sen <ams@2ndQuadrant.com> Date: Tue Aug 11 15:19:43 2015 +0530 Add a FAQ entry about ansible_ssh_extra_args commit 49f8edd035cd28dd1cf8945f44ec3d55212910bd Author: Abhijit Menon-Sen <ams@2ndQuadrant.com> Date: Mon Aug 10 20:48:50 2015 +0530 Allow ansible_ssh_args to be set as an inventory variable Before this change, ssh_args could be set only in the [ssh_connection] section of ansible.cfg, and was applied to all hosts. Now it's possible to set ansible_ssh_args as an inventory variable (directly, or through group_vars or host_vars) to selectively override the global setting. Note that the default ControlPath settings are applied only if ssh_args is not set, and this is true of ansible_ssh_args as well. So if you want to override ssh_args but continue to set ControlPath, you'll need to repeat the appropriate options when setting ansible_ssh_args. (If you only need to add options to the default ssh_args, you may be able to use the ansible_ssh_extra_args inventory variable instead.) commit 37c1a5b6794cee29a7809ad056a86365a2c0f886 Author: Abhijit Menon-Sen <ams@2ndQuadrant.com> Date: Mon Aug 10 19:42:30 2015 +0530 Allow overriding ansible_ssh_extra_args on the command-line This patch makes it possible to do: ansible somehost -m setup \ --ssh-extra-args '-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p -q user@bouncer.example.com"' This overrides the inventory setting, if any, of ansible_ssh_extra_args. Based on a patch originally by @Richard2ndQuadrant. commit b023ace8a8a7ce6800e29129a27ebe8bf6bd38e0 Author: Abhijit Menon-Sen <ams@2ndQuadrant.com> Date: Mon Aug 10 19:06:19 2015 +0530 Add an ansible_ssh_extra_args inventory variable This can be used to configure a per-host or per-group ProxyCommand to connect to hosts through a jumphost, e.g.: inventory: [gatewayed] foo ansible_ssh_host=192.0.2.1 group_vars/gatewayed.yml: ansible_ssh_extra_args: '-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p -q bounceuser@gateway.example.com"' Note that this variable is used in addition to any ssh_args configured in the [ssh_connection] section of ansible.cfg (so you don't need to repeat the ControlPath settings in ansible_ssh_extra_args).
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Add the specified arguments to any sftp/scp/ssh command-line. Useful to
set a ProxyCommand to use a jump host, but any arguments that are
accepted by all three programs may be specified.
*--sftp-extra-args=*''-f ...''::
Add the specified arguments to any sftp command-line.
*--scp-extra-args=*''-l ...''::
Add the specified arguments to any scp command-line.
*--ssh-extra-args=*''-R ...''::
Add the specified arguments to any ssh command-line.
Squashed commit of the following: commit 9921bb9d2002e136c030ff337c14f8b7eab0fc72 Author: Abhijit Menon-Sen <ams@2ndQuadrant.com> Date: Mon Aug 10 20:19:44 2015 +0530 Document --ssh-extra-args command-line option commit 8b25595e7b1cc3658803d0821fbf498c18ee608a Author: Abhijit Menon-Sen <ams@2ndQuadrant.com> Date: Thu Aug 13 13:24:57 2015 +0530 Don't disable GSSAPI/Pubkey authentication when using --ask-pass This commit is based on a bug report and PR by kolbyjack (#6846) which was subsequently closed and rebased as #11690. The original problem was: «The password on the delegated host is different from the one I provided on the command line, so it had to use the pubkey, and the main host doesn't have a pubkey on it yet, so it had to use the password.» (This commit is revised and included here because #11690 would conflict with the changes in #11908 otherwise.) Closes #11690 commit 119d0323892c65e8169ae57e42bbe8e3517551a3 Author: Abhijit Menon-Sen <ams@2ndQuadrant.com> Date: Thu Aug 13 11:16:42 2015 +0530 Be more explicit about why SSH arguments are added This adds vvvvv log messages that spell out in detail where each SSH command-line argument is obtained from. Unfortunately, we can't be sure if, say, self._play_context.remote_user is obtained from ANSIBLE_REMOTE_USER in the environment, remote_user in ansible.cfg, -u on the command line, or an ansible_ssh_user setting in the inventory or on a task or play. In some cases, e.g. timeout, we can't even be sure if it was set by the user or just a default. Nevertheless, on the theory that at five v's you can use all the hints available, I've mentioned the possible sources in the log messages. Note that this caveat applies only to the arguments that ssh.py adds by itself. In the case of ssh_args and ssh_extra_args, we know where they are from, and say so, though we can't say WHERE in the inventory they may be set (e.g. in host_vars or group_vars etc.). commit b605c285baf505f75f0b7d73cb76b00d4723d02e Author: Abhijit Menon-Sen <ams@2ndQuadrant.com> Date: Tue Aug 11 15:19:43 2015 +0530 Add a FAQ entry about ansible_ssh_extra_args commit 49f8edd035cd28dd1cf8945f44ec3d55212910bd Author: Abhijit Menon-Sen <ams@2ndQuadrant.com> Date: Mon Aug 10 20:48:50 2015 +0530 Allow ansible_ssh_args to be set as an inventory variable Before this change, ssh_args could be set only in the [ssh_connection] section of ansible.cfg, and was applied to all hosts. Now it's possible to set ansible_ssh_args as an inventory variable (directly, or through group_vars or host_vars) to selectively override the global setting. Note that the default ControlPath settings are applied only if ssh_args is not set, and this is true of ansible_ssh_args as well. So if you want to override ssh_args but continue to set ControlPath, you'll need to repeat the appropriate options when setting ansible_ssh_args. (If you only need to add options to the default ssh_args, you may be able to use the ansible_ssh_extra_args inventory variable instead.) commit 37c1a5b6794cee29a7809ad056a86365a2c0f886 Author: Abhijit Menon-Sen <ams@2ndQuadrant.com> Date: Mon Aug 10 19:42:30 2015 +0530 Allow overriding ansible_ssh_extra_args on the command-line This patch makes it possible to do: ansible somehost -m setup \ --ssh-extra-args '-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p -q user@bouncer.example.com"' This overrides the inventory setting, if any, of ansible_ssh_extra_args. Based on a patch originally by @Richard2ndQuadrant. commit b023ace8a8a7ce6800e29129a27ebe8bf6bd38e0 Author: Abhijit Menon-Sen <ams@2ndQuadrant.com> Date: Mon Aug 10 19:06:19 2015 +0530 Add an ansible_ssh_extra_args inventory variable This can be used to configure a per-host or per-group ProxyCommand to connect to hosts through a jumphost, e.g.: inventory: [gatewayed] foo ansible_ssh_host=192.0.2.1 group_vars/gatewayed.yml: ansible_ssh_extra_args: '-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p -q bounceuser@gateway.example.com"' Note that this variable is used in addition to any ssh_args configured in the [ssh_connection] section of ansible.cfg (so you don't need to repeat the ControlPath settings in ansible_ssh_extra_args).
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*-t* 'TAGS', *--tags=*'TAGS'::
Only run plays and tasks tagged with these values.
*-U* 'URL', *--url=*'URL'::
URL of the playbook repository to checkout.
*--vault-password-file=*'VAULT_PASSWORD_FILE'::
Vault password file.
*-v*, *--verbose*::
Pass -vvv to ansible-playbook.
INVENTORY
---------
Ansible stores the hosts it can potentially operate on in an inventory.
This can be an ini-like file, a script, directory or a list.
The ini syntax is one host per line. Groups headers are allowed and
are included on their own line, enclosed in square brackets that start the line.
Ranges of hosts are also supported. For more information and
additional options, see the documentation on http://docs.ansible.com/.
ENVIRONMENT
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The following environment variables may be specified.
ANSIBLE_INVENTORY -- Override the default ansible inventory file
ANSIBLE_LIBRARY -- Override the default ansible module library path
ANSIBLE_CONFIG -- Override the default ansible config file
Many more are available for most options in ansible.cfg
FILES
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/etc/ansible/hosts -- Default inventory file
/usr/share/ansible/ -- Default module library
/etc/ansible/ansible.cfg -- Config file, used if present
~/.ansible.cfg -- User config file, overrides the default config if present
AUTHOR
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Ansible was originally written by Michael DeHaan.
See the AUTHORS file for a complete list of contributors.
COPYRIGHT
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Copyright © 2012, Michael DeHaan
Ansible is released under the terms of the GPLv3 License.
SEE ALSO
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*ansible*(1) *ansible-playbook*(1), *ansible-doc*(1), *ansible-vault*(1), *ansible-galaxy*(1)
Extensive documentation is available in the documentation site:
<http://docs.ansible.com>. IRC and mailing list info can be found
in file CONTRIBUTING.md, available in: <https://github.com/ansible/ansible>