How to change active directory in Ansible Playbook?

How to change active directory in Ansible Playbook?

In Ansible, you can use the win_domain module to join or change the Active Directory domain of a Windows host. Here's an example playbook to demonstrate how to change the Active Directory domain:

- hosts: windows_hosts gather_facts: no tasks: - name: Change Active Directory domain win_domain_membership: dns_domain_name: example.com # New domain name domain_admin_user: admin_user@example.com # Domain admin username domain_admin_password: password # Domain admin password state: domain

Explanation:

  • hosts: Specifies the target hosts where the playbook will be applied.
  • gather_facts: Disabled to prevent Ansible from gathering facts before running tasks.
  • win_domain_membership: This module manages Windows domain membership. In this task, we're using it to change the domain.
    • dns_domain_name: Specifies the new domain name to join.
    • domain_admin_user: Specifies the username of a domain administrator account.
    • domain_admin_password: Specifies the password of the domain administrator account.
    • state: Specifies the desired state. In this case, it's set to domain to join the domain.

Make sure to replace windows_hosts with the appropriate group or host pattern that matches your Windows hosts. Also, replace example.com, admin_user@example.com, and password with your actual domain name, domain admin username, and password.

Remember to handle sensitive information like passwords securely, using Ansible Vault or other secure methods. Additionally, ensure that your Ansible control machine has the necessary permissions to join the domain, and that DNS resolution is properly configured.

Examples

  1. Change Directory with chdir Parameter

    • Use the chdir parameter to change the current working directory for a specific task.
    - name: Execute command in a specific directory command: ./my_script.sh args: chdir: /path/to/directory

  2. Changing Directory with shell Module

    • You can change the directory context for the entire shell command.
    - name: Run a command after changing directory shell: | cd /path/to/directory ls

  3. Set Directory Context with Variables

    • Set a variable for the target directory and use it in multiple tasks.
    - hosts: all vars: target_dir: /path/to/directory tasks: - name: Change directory and list contents shell: ls args: chdir: "{{ target_dir }}"

  4. Using block to Group Tasks with Changed Directory

    • Use a block to change the working directory for a group of tasks.
    - name: Tasks in a specific directory block: - name: Change directory and run script command: ./run_me.sh args: chdir: /path/to/directory - name: List directory contents command: ls args: chdir: /path/to/directory

  5. Dynamic Directory with Facts Gathering

    • Gather facts to dynamically set the working directory based on a condition.
    - hosts: all tasks: - name: Gather hostname set_fact: hostname: "{{ ansible_hostname }}" - name: Create a directory based on the hostname file: path: "/tmp/{{ hostname }}" state: directory - name: List contents of the created directory command: ls args: chdir: "/tmp/{{ hostname }}"

  6. Using Ansible's copy Module with a Specific Directory

    • Change the working directory when copying files.
    - hosts: all tasks: - name: Copy file to a specific directory copy: src: my_file.txt dest: /path/to/directory/ args: chdir: /another/path

  7. Execute Playbook with Different Working Directory

    • Change the working directory for the entire playbook by specifying it in the hosts section.
    - hosts: all pre_tasks: - name: Change working directory for the playbook set_fact: working_dir: /path/to/directory tasks: - name: Execute script in the set directory command: ./execute.sh args: chdir: "{{ working_dir }}"

  8. Set Environment Variable for Directory Context

    • Use environment variables to set the directory context for Ansible tasks.
    - hosts: all tasks: - name: Run script with environment variable for the directory command: ./my_script.sh environment: MY_DIR: /path/to/directory

  9. Change Directory with become_user

    • Change the working directory when running tasks as a different user.
    - hosts: all tasks: - name: Run command as a different user in a specific directory command: ./my_script.sh become: yes become_user: myuser args: chdir: /home/myuser

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