So, how to create a directory using Ansible let's see this :

To create a directory using Ansible, you can use the file module with the state parameter set to the directory. Here is an example playbook:

In this playbook, we first specify the host(s) where we want to create the directory using the hosts parameter. We then specify that we want to become a privileged user using the become parameter.

The actual task to create the directory is defined under the tasks section. The file module is used with two parameters - path which specifies the path to the directory that we want to create, and state which is set to directory to indicate that we want to create a directory.

Once you run this playbook, Ansible will create the specified directory on the remote host(s).

You can save the playbook in a YAML file, such as create_directory.yml, and run it using the ansible-playbook command:

This will execute the playbook on the hosts specified in the playbook. If you need to specify a different inventory file, use the -i option followed by the path to the inventory file:

ansible-playbook -i inventory.ini create_directory.yml

You can use variables to make the playbook more flexible. For example, you can define the directory path as a variable and pass it as an argument to the playbook:

You can then pass the directory path as an argument to the playbook using the -e option:

ansible-playbook -e "directory_path=/path/to/directory" create_directory.yml

Ansible will create the specified directory with the path you provide in the -e option.

Note that if the directory already exists, Ansible will not make any changes and the task will be considered as "ok". If you want to ensure that the directory is always created, you can add the force parameter with a value of yes:

This will force the creation of the directory even if it already exists.

Ansible is an open-source configuration management tool, ansible is written in python, so I will discuss how to create a directory using Ansible Playbook.

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