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In an organization, Configuration management is an essentially important technique for assuring that the desired configuration are intact all the time. Configuration keeps an eye on management and consistency of a software product’s versions, update etc. Currently many system administrators manage and maintain their systems using a collection of batch scripts. Ansible replaces this plodding and makes application deployment over cloud very simple. In this paper we will understand and exploit Ansible’s true potential. We will write playbooks for patching system vulnerabilities and also understand the advantages of using Ansible.
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Thakur, S., Gupta, S.C., Singh, N., Geddam, S. (2016). Mitigating and Patching System Vulnerabilities Using Ansible: A Comparative Study of Various Configuration Management Tools for IAAS Cloud. In: Satapathy, S., Mandal, J., Udgata, S., Bhateja, V. (eds) Information Systems Design and Intelligent Applications. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 433. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2755-7_3
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