Yes, you can use SSH to connect between Linux and Windows for Ansible. How to connect To connect to a Windows host over SSH, you can: Install and configure the Win32-OpenSSH fork on the Windows host(s). You can download the latest release from the GitHub Releases page. Open a terminal on your Linux Ansible Server. Create an inventory file. Replace placeholders with your Windows username, password, and connection details. Use the command ansible all -i path/to/inventory/file -m win_ping to connect to your Windows machine. Set the connection variables ansible_connection to ssh and ansible_shell_type to cmd or powershell.
--- - name: Copy .exe files hosts: windows_clients gather_facts: true become: true tasks: - name: Copy .exe file from share drive win_copy: src: '\\server\share\file.exe' dest: 'C:\path\to\destination\file.exe' become: true become_user: username become_password: password - name: Clone Git repository git: repo: 'github.com/your-repo.git' dest: 'C:\path\to\destination epo' become: true become_user: username become_password: password Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your actual values: windows_clients: Replace with the name or IP address of your Windows client(s) defined in your Ansible inventory. '\server\share\file.exe': Replace with the path to the .exe file on the share drive. 'C:\path\to\destination\file.exe': Replace with the path where you want to copy the .exe file on the Windows client. 'github.com/your-repo.git': Replace with the URL of your Git repository. 'C:\path\to\destination epo': Replace with the path where you want to clone the Git repository on the Windows client. username and password: Replace with the credentials of a user with appropriate permissions on the Windows client. You can save this playbook as copy_exe.yml and execute it using the ansible-playbook command on your Ansible control machine.
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Error code: 401 means the expected password doesn't match the one you supplied. You could check the event log on the windows machine for more information.
Kindly follow the below steps to know the username and password to the Windows system. Go to the Search box and search Control Panel on your Windows system. After opening the Control Panel, click Change Account type under the User Account After Will Show User's of the Windows. Click the User's and Change the user password as per your preference.
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bro can we use ssh connection between linux and windows for ansible.
Yes, you can use SSH to connect between Linux and Windows for Ansible.
How to connect
To connect to a Windows host over SSH, you can:
Install and configure the Win32-OpenSSH fork on the Windows host(s). You can download the latest release from the GitHub Releases page.
Open a terminal on your Linux Ansible Server.
Create an inventory file.
Replace placeholders with your Windows username, password, and connection details.
Use the command ansible all -i path/to/inventory/file -m win_ping to connect to your Windows machine.
Set the connection variables ansible_connection to ssh and ansible_shell_type to cmd or powershell.
Is there any playbook for copy exe files from share drive or from git
---
- name: Copy .exe files
hosts: windows_clients
gather_facts: true
become: true
tasks:
- name: Copy .exe file from share drive
win_copy:
src: '\\server\share\file.exe'
dest: 'C:\path\to\destination\file.exe'
become: true
become_user: username
become_password: password
- name: Clone Git repository
git:
repo: 'github.com/your-repo.git'
dest: 'C:\path\to\destination
epo'
become: true
become_user: username
become_password: password
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your actual values:
windows_clients: Replace with the name or IP address of your Windows client(s) defined in your Ansible inventory.
'\server\share\file.exe': Replace with the path to the .exe file on the share drive.
'C:\path\to\destination\file.exe': Replace with the path where you want to copy the .exe file on the Windows client.
'github.com/your-repo.git': Replace with the URL of your Git repository.
'C:\path\to\destination
epo': Replace with the path where you want to clone the Git repository on the Windows client.
username and password: Replace with the credentials of a user with appropriate permissions on the Windows client.
You can save this playbook as copy_exe.yml and execute it using the ansible-playbook command on your Ansible control machine.
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You need to prep your windows machine for PowerShell remote management, otherwise ansible won't be able to connect to it.
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@@linuxhelp5096 how to prep? Please help..
Bro configuringremotingforansible ps1 is geting 401 error
Error code: 401 means the expected password doesn't match the one you supplied. You could check the event log on the windows machine for more information.
How to know username and password for windows
Kindly follow the below steps to know the username and password to the Windows system.
Go to the Search box and search Control Panel on your Windows system.
After opening the Control Panel, click Change Account type under the User Account
After Will Show User's of the Windows.
Click the User's and Change the user password as per your preference.