Automate Packages, Services, and Firewall Rules
Automate package installation with dnf and yum_repository, manage systemd services and targets, and configure firewall rules with ansible.posix.firewalld.
Lab Overview
Automating package management, service configuration, and firewall rules are core RHCE exam objectives. In this lab, you will write playbooks covering all of these RHCSA tasks using Ansible.
You will:
- Add custom YUM repositories and install packages
- Manage systemd services and configure default targets
- Open firewall ports and services permanently
- Use handlers to restart services only when configuration changes
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