- 1 year ago
How would I dynamically change a windows hostname with Ansible in GCP
To dynamically change a Windows hostname with Ansible in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), you can use the Ansible module win_hostname
. Here's an example playbook that demonstrates how to achieve this:
yaml---
- name: Change Windows hostname
hosts: windows_hosts
gather_facts: false
vars:
new_hostname: "new-hostname" # Specify the desired new hostname here
tasks:
- name: Set new hostname
win_hostname:
name: "{{ new_hostname }}"
Explanation of the playbook:
hosts: windows_hosts
: Replacewindows_hosts
with the name of your host inventory group in your Ansible inventory file (hosts
file). Ensure that the group contains the Windows hosts where you want to change the hostname.gather_facts: false
: Disable facts gathering to speed up the playbook execution, as gathering facts is not required for changing the hostname.vars
: Define a variable namednew_hostname
and assign the desired new hostname to it. Modify this variable value according to your needs.win_hostname
: This task uses thewin_hostname
module to change the hostname. Thename
parameter takes the value of thenew_hostname
variable defined in thevars
section.
To run this playbook against your GCP Windows hosts using Ansible, make sure you have properly configured the GCP inventory and authentication. Then, execute the playbook using the following command:
bashansible-playbook -i <path_to_inventory_file> <path_to_playbook_file>.yaml
Replace <path_to_inventory_file>
with the path to your Ansible inventory file, and <path_to_playbook_file>
with the path to the playbook file.
Note: Ensure that your Ansible control machine has the necessary connectivity and permissions to access and modify the GCP Windows hosts.