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Ansible: Ad-Hoc Shell Module

Ansible: Ad-Hoc Shell Module

I shared a tip on handling missing files in an Ansible playbook some time ago. I have now tried to do the same with ad hoc command execution. Here is how you can use extra module arguments.

A Shell Tricks: Session Color Coding

A Shell Tricks: Session Color Coding

The best way to understand what server you deal with is color-coded command line prompts. Different Shell interpreters and different terminals offer different commands and capabilities, but modern server-side world is extremely Linux centric, where the BASH dominates the market.

A Shell Tricks: Search and Replace

A Shell Tricks: Search and Replace

It's easy to use VS Code to search and replace text entries. Yet, mass file renaming is a fairly common task, especially when you move Ansible inventories or other artifacts across environments.

A Shell Tricks: Dash-Minus Fuss

A Shell Tricks: Dash-Minus Fuss

All *nix systems are similar to ogres and onions - they all have layers. System layer, user layer, core commands with the neanderthal accessory lines. It adds to neverending fun. Command-line warriors should memorize all kid of argument notations and formats for the most common tools.

WLST script to monitor WebLogic status, heap, JDBC, and JMS

Do you want a custom script to send out an email that reports on your Oracle WebLogic Server status, heap, data source, and JMS information? If you want the an equivalent of the output below, all you need is a single crontab entry, a single bash script, and a single

Conda: Environment configuration

Conda: Environment configuration

With a high probability, you own a powerful computing device that could be used as a standalone system for developing, debugging, and testing applications. And it would be a good idea - to use virtual environments to limit cross-project dependencies and keep your OS package list under control.

Bash scripts to diagnose network issues

These are 2 simple scripts I wrote that run various types of tests to help diagnose network issues between a source and target. They can be safely run as a non-root user as long as the commands exist. Script 1 - Various network tests This script runs 3 separate tests

Ansible: Conditional Playbooks

Ansible: Conditional Playbooks

I have praised Ansible tags all about the previous post. Unfortunately, tags don't go along with Ansible Tower's complex workflows. Let me guide you through the playbook transformation we've done. The answer to this challenge is extra variables.

How to run Ansible playbooks à-la Tower

How to run Ansible playbooks à-la Tower

Our Red Hat Ansible projects drift to the Ansible Tower. I found that it much faster to do quick fixes and debug playbooks from the server rather than go through the full chain VSCode -> Git -> Tower. Well, to be productive, I automated the automation.

Ugly (but quick) script to get Oracle Fusion Middleware software versions

I created a quick script that I ran across all our environments to consolidate a list of all software versions. This includes versions of: operating system, WebLogic, Java, RDA, OPatch, and OPatch patches. It's a crude script, but quite quick and efficient. It may have to be tweaked