Practice drill

Ansible practice drill

A practical way to learn: MCQs plus a checklist of hands-on tasks.

MCQ Quiz

Ansible quick quiz

Answer a few questions to check your understanding. No timers, just clarity.

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What does this do?

ansible-playbook site.yml --limit web

Practice Set

Hands-on practice set

These tasks are designed to move you from reading to doing. Check them off as you complete.

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Run the quick start for Ansible (confirm every step works).Execute these and explain the output: ansible all -m ping · ansible-playbook site.yml · ansible-playbook --syntax-check site.yml.Use these commands in a tiny scenario: ansible --version · ansible all -m ping · ansible all -a 'uptime' · ansible web -a 'df -h' · ansible-inventory -i inventory.ini --list.Write a 5-line runbook: what to check when something fails.Break something on purpose, then debug using logs/status output and document the fix.Follow this workflow: Idempotent server setup. Then summarize what you learned in 5 bullets.Use the snippet "Run a playbook safely first" in your environment and verify it works.Teach-back: explain the tool to a beginner in 60 seconds (record it or write it).