- 1 year ago
Ansible win_shell ad-hoc syntax
In Ansible, the win_shell
module allows you to run PowerShell commands on Windows hosts. When using Ansible ad-hoc commands, you can utilize the ansible
command-line tool to execute the win_shell
module with ad-hoc syntax.
The general syntax for running ad-hoc Ansible commands with the win_shell
module is as follows:
phpansible <target_hosts> -m win_shell -a "<PowerShell_command>"
Let's break down each part of the syntax:
ansible
: Theansible
command-line tool to execute Ansible commands.<target_hosts>
: The hosts or group of hosts where you want to run the PowerShell command. You can specify hosts using patterns defined in your inventory file or by using an IP address or hostname directly. For example,all
,windows_servers
,192.168.1.100
, etc.-m win_shell
: The-m
flag specifies the Ansible module to use, in this case,win_shell
for running PowerShell commands on Windows hosts.-a "<PowerShell_command>"
: The-a
flag specifies the argument to pass to thewin_shell
module. It should contain the PowerShell command you want to execute, enclosed in double quotes.
Here's an example of running an ad-hoc Ansible command with the win_shell
module to get the list of running processes on a Windows host:
bashansible windows_server -m win_shell -a "Get-Process"
Replace windows_server
with the appropriate target host or host group from your inventory.
Remember that when using PowerShell commands in ad-hoc Ansible commands, you need to ensure proper quoting and escaping for the command to work correctly. For more complex tasks, it is often better to write Ansible playbooks using YAML syntax, which allows for more structured and readable configurations.