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<div class="section" id="command-line"> <div class="section" id="command-line">
<h1>Command Line<a class="headerlink" href="#command-line" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h1> <h1>Command Line<a class="headerlink" href="#command-line" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h1>
<p>The following examples show how to use <cite>/usr/bin/ansible</cite> for running ad-hoc tasks. <p>The following examples show how to use <cite>/usr/bin/ansible</cite> for running
Start here.</p> ad hoc tasks. Start here.</p>
<p>For configuration management and deployments, you&#8217;ll want to pick up on <p>For configuration management and deployments, you&#8217;ll want to pick up on
using <cite>/usr/bin/ansible-playbook</cite> &#8211; the concepts port over directly. using <cite>/usr/bin/ansible-playbook</cite> &#8211; the concepts port over directly.
(See <a class="reference internal" href="playbooks.html"><em>Playbooks</em></a> for more information about those)</p> (See <a class="reference internal" href="playbooks.html"><em>Playbooks</em></a> for more information about those)</p>
@ -195,43 +195,62 @@ using <cite>/usr/bin/ansible-playbook</cite> &#8211; the concepts port over dire
<h2>Parallelism and Shell Commands<a class="headerlink" href="#parallelism-and-shell-commands" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2> <h2>Parallelism and Shell Commands<a class="headerlink" href="#parallelism-and-shell-commands" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>Let&#8217;s use ansible&#8217;s command line tool to reboot all web servers in Atlanta, 10 at a time. First, let&#8217;s <p>Let&#8217;s use ansible&#8217;s command line tool to reboot all web servers in Atlanta, 10 at a time. First, let&#8217;s
set up SSH-agent so it can remember our credentials:</p> set up SSH-agent so it can remember our credentials:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ssh-agent bash <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ssh-agent bash
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub</pre> <span class="nv">$ </span>ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>If you don&#8217;t want to use ssh-agent and want to instead SSH with a password instead of keys, you can with <p>If you don&#8217;t want to use ssh-agent and want to instead SSH with a
&#8211;ask-pass (-k), but it&#8217;s much better to just use ssh-agent.</p> password instead of keys, you can with <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--ask-pass</span></tt> (<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-k</span></tt>), but
<p>Now to run the command on all servers in a group, in this case, &#8216;atlanta&#8217;, in 10 parallel forks:</p> it&#8217;s much better to just use ssh-agent.</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible atlanta -a "/sbin/reboot" -f 10</pre> <p>Now to run the command on all servers in a group, in this case,
<em>atlanta</em>, in 10 parallel forks:</p>
<div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible atlanta -a <span class="s2">&quot;/sbin/reboot&quot;</span> -f 10
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>If you want to run commands as a different user than root, it looks like this:</p> <p>If you want to run commands as a different user than root, it looks like this:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible atlanta -a "/usr/bin/foo" -u yourname</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible atlanta -a <span class="s2">&quot;/usr/bin/foo&quot;</span> -u yourname
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>If you want to run commands through sudo:</p> <p>If you want to run commands through sudo:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible atlanta -a "/usr/bin/foo" -u yourname --sudo [--ask-sudo-pass]</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible atlanta -a <span class="s2">&quot;/usr/bin/foo&quot;</span> -u yourname --sudo <span class="o">[</span>--ask-sudo-pass<span class="o">]</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>Use &#8211;ask-sudo-pass (-K) if you are not using passwordless sudo. This will interactively prompt <p>Use <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--ask-sudo-pass</span></tt> (<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-K</span></tt>) if you are not using passwordless
you for the password to use. Use of passwordless sudo makes things easier to automate, but it&#8217;s sudo. This will interactively prompt you for the password to use.
not required.</p> Use of passwordless sudo makes things easier to automate, but it&#8217;s not
<p>It is also possible to sudo to a user other than root using &#8211;sudo-user (-U):</p> required.</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible atlanta -a "/usr/bin/foo" -u yourname -U otheruser [--ask-sudo-pass]</pre> <p>It is also possible to sudo to a user other than root using
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--sudo-user</span></tt> (<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-U</span></tt>):</p>
<div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible atlanta -a <span class="s2">&quot;/usr/bin/foo&quot;</span> -u yourname -U otheruser <span class="o">[</span>--ask-sudo-pass<span class="o">]</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>Ok, so those are basics. If you didn&#8217;t read about patterns and groups yet, go back and read <a class="reference internal" href="patterns.html"><em>Inventory &amp; Patterns</em></a>.</p> <p>Ok, so those are basics. If you didn&#8217;t read about patterns and groups yet, go back and read <a class="reference internal" href="patterns.html"><em>Inventory &amp; Patterns</em></a>.</p>
<p>The -f 10 in the above specifies the usage of 10 simultaneous processes. Normally commands also take <p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-f</span> <span class="pre">10</span></tt> in the above specifies the usage of 10 simultaneous
a <cite>-m</cite> for module name, but the default module name is &#8216;command&#8217;, so we didn&#8217;t need to specify that processes. Normally commands also take a <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-m</span></tt> for module name, but
all of the time. We&#8217;ll use <cite>-m</cite> in later examples to run some other <a class="reference internal" href="modules.html"><em>Ansible Modules</em></a>.</p> the default module name is <a class="reference internal" href="modules.html#command"><em>command</em></a>, so we didn&#8217;t need to
<p>Note that the command module requires absolute paths and does not support shell variables. If we want to specify that all of the time. We&#8217;ll use <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-m</span></tt> in later examples to
execute a module using the shell, we can do those things, and also use pipe and redirection operators. run some other <a class="reference internal" href="modules.html"><em>Ansible Modules</em></a>.</p>
Read more about the differences on the <a class="reference internal" href="modules.html"><em>Ansible Modules</em></a> page. The shell <div class="admonition note">
module looks like this:</p> <p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible raleigh -m shell -a 'echo $TERM'</pre> <p class="last">The <a class="reference internal" href="modules.html#command"><em>command</em></a> module requires absolute paths and does not
support shell variables. If we want to execute a module using a
shell, we can do those things, and also use pipe and redirection
operators. Read more about the differences on the <a class="reference internal" href="modules.html"><em>Ansible Modules</em></a>
page.</p>
</div> </div>
<p>When running any command with the ansible &#8220;ad hoc&#8221; CLI (as opposed to playbooks), pay particular attention <p>Using the <a class="reference internal" href="modules.html#shell"><em>shell</em></a> module looks like this:</p>
to shell quoting rules, so the shell doesn&#8217;t eat a variable before it gets passed to Ansible. For example, <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible raleigh -m shell -a <span class="s1">&#39;echo $TERM&#39;</span>
using double vs single quotes in the above example would evaluate the variable on the box you were on.</p> </pre></div>
<p>So far we&#8217;ve been demoing simple command execution, but most ansible modules usually do not work like </div>
<p>When running any command with the ansible <em>ad hoc</em> CLI (as opposed to
<a class="reference internal" href="playbooks.html"><em>Playbooks</em></a>), pay particular attention to shell quoting rules, so
the shell doesn&#8217;t eat a variable before it gets passed to Ansible.
For example, using double vs single quotes in the above example would
evaluate the variable on the box you were on.</p>
<p>So far we&#8217;ve been demoing simple command execution, but most Ansible modules usually do not work like
simple scripts. They make the remote system look like you state, and run the commands necessary to simple scripts. They make the remote system look like you state, and run the commands necessary to
get it there. This is commonly referred to as &#8216;idempotence&#8217;, and is a core design goal of ansible. get it there. This is commonly referred to as &#8216;idempotence&#8217;, and is a core design goal of ansible.
However, we also recognize that running ad-hoc commands is equally important, so Ansible easily supports both.</p> However, we also recognize that running <em>ad hoc</em> commands is equally important, so Ansible easily supports both.</p>
</div> </div>
<div class="section" id="file-transfer-templating"> <div class="section" id="file-transfer-templating">
<h2>File Transfer &amp; Templating<a class="headerlink" href="#file-transfer-templating" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2> <h2>File Transfer &amp; Templating<a class="headerlink" href="#file-transfer-templating" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
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<p>Ansible can SCP lots of files to multiple machines in parallel, and <p>Ansible can SCP lots of files to multiple machines in parallel, and
optionally use them as template sources.</p> optionally use them as template sources.</p>
<p>To transfer a file directly to many different servers:</p> <p>To transfer a file directly to many different servers:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible atlanta -m copy -a "src=/etc/hosts dest=/tmp/hosts"</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible atlanta -m copy -a <span class="s2">&quot;src=/etc/hosts dest=/tmp/hosts&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>To use templating, first run the setup module to put the template <p>To use templating, first run the setup module to put the template
variables you would like to use on the remote host. Then use the variables you would like to use on the remote host. Then use the
template module to write the files using those templates.</p> template module to write the files using those templates.</p>
<p>Templates are written in <a class="reference external" href="http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/">Jinja2</a> format. <p>Templates are written in <a class="reference external" href="http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/">Jinja2</a>
Playbooks (covered elsewhere in the format. <a class="reference internal" href="playbooks.html"><em>Playbooks</em></a> will run the setup module for you, making
documentation) will run the setup module for you, making this even this even simpler:</p>
simpler:</p> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible webservers -m setup -a <span class="s2">&quot;favcolor=red ntp_server=192.168.1.1&quot;</span>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible webservers -m setup -a "favcolor=red ntp_server=192.168.1.1" <span class="nv">$ </span>ansible webservers -m template -a <span class="s2">&quot;src=/srv/motd.j2 dest=/etc/motd&quot;</span>
ansible webservers -m template -a "src=/srv/motd.j2 dest=/etc/motd" <span class="nv">$ </span>ansible webservers -m template -a <span class="s2">&quot;src=/srv/ntp.j2 dest=/etc/ntp.conf&quot;</span>
ansible webservers -m template -a "src=/srv/ntp.j2 dest=/etc/ntp.conf"</pre> </pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>Ansible variables are used in templates by using the name surrounded by double <p>Ansible variables are used in templates by using the name surrounded
curly-braces. Ansible provides some &#8216;facts&#8217; about the system being managed by double curly-braces. Ansible provides some <em>facts</em> about the
automatically in playbooks or when the setup module is run manually. If facter or ohai system being managed automatically in playbooks or when the setup
were installed on the remote machine, variables module is run manually. If facter or ohai were installed on the
from those programs can be accessed too, using the appropriate prefix:</p> remote machine, variables from those programs can be accessed too,
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>This is an Ansible variable: {{ favcolor }} using the appropriate prefix:</p>
This is an Ansible fact: {{ ansible_hostname }} <div class="highlight-django"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="x">This is an Ansible variable: </span><span class="cp">{{</span> <span class="nv">favcolor</span> <span class="cp">}}</span><span class="x"></span>
This is a facter fact: {{ facter_hostname }} <span class="x">This is an Ansible fact: </span><span class="cp">{{</span> <span class="nv">ansible_hostname</span> <span class="cp">}}</span><span class="x"></span>
This is an ohai fact: {{ ohai_foo }}</pre> <span class="x">This is a facter fact: </span><span class="cp">{{</span> <span class="nv">facter_hostname</span> <span class="cp">}}</span><span class="x"></span>
<span class="x">This is an ohai fact: </span><span class="cp">{{</span> <span class="nv">ohai_foo</span> <span class="cp">}}</span><span class="x"></span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>Using the Ansible facts is generally preferred as that way you can avoid a dependency <p>Using the Ansible facts is generally preferred as that way you can avoid a dependency
on ruby. If you want to use facter instead, you will also need rubygem-json because on ruby. If you want to use facter instead, you will also need rubygem-json because
the facter packages may forget this as a dependency.</p> the facter packages may forget this as a dependency.</p>
<p>The <cite>file</cite> module allows changing ownership and permissions on files. These <p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">file</span></tt> module allows changing ownership and permissions on files. These
same options can be passed directly to the <cite>copy</cite> or <cite>template</cite> modules as well:</p> same options can be passed directly to the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">copy</span></tt> or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">template</span></tt> modules as well:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible webservers -m file -a "dest=/srv/foo/a.txt mode=600" <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible webservers -m file -a <span class="s2">&quot;dest=/srv/foo/a.txt mode=600&quot;</span>
ansible webservers -m file -a "dest=/srv/foo/b.txt mode=600 owner=mdehaan group=mdehaan"</pre> <span class="nv">$ </span>ansible webservers -m file -a <span class="s2">&quot;dest=/srv/foo/b.txt mode=600 owner=mdehaan group=mdehaan&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>The <cite>file</cite> module can also create directories, similar to <cite>mkdir -p</cite>:</p> <p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">file</span></tt> module can also create directories, similar to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">mkdir</span> <span class="pre">-p</span></tt>:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible webservers -m file -a "dest=/path/to/c mode=644 owner=mdehaan group=mdehaan state=directory"</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible webservers -m file -a <span class="s2">&quot;dest=/path/to/c mode=644 owner=mdehaan group=mdehaan state=directory&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>As well as delete directories (recursively) and delete files:</p> <p>As well as delete directories (recursively) and delete files:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible webservers -m file -a "dest=/path/to/c state=absent"</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible webservers -m file -a <span class="s2">&quot;dest=/path/to/c state=absent&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>The mode, owner, and group arguments can also be used on the copy or template lines.</p> <p>The mode, owner, and group arguments can also be used on the copy or template lines.</p>
</div> </div>
<div class="section" id="managing-packages"> <div class="section" id="managing-packages">
<h2>Managing Packages<a class="headerlink" href="#managing-packages" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2> <h2>Managing Packages<a class="headerlink" href="#managing-packages" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>There are modules available for yum and apt. Here are some examples with yum.</p> <p>There are modules available for yum and apt. Here are some examples
with <a class="reference internal" href="modules.html#yum"><em>yum</em></a>.</p>
<p>Ensure a package is installed, but don&#8217;t update it:</p> <p>Ensure a package is installed, but don&#8217;t update it:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible webservers -m yum -a "pkg=acme state=installed"</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible webservers -m yum -a <span class="s2">&quot;pkg=acme state=installed&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>Ensure a package is installed to a specific version:</p> <p>Ensure a package is installed to a specific version:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible webservers -m yum -a "pkg=acme-1.5 state=installed"</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible webservers -m yum -a <span class="s2">&quot;pkg=acme-1.5 state=installed&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>Ensure a package is at the latest version:</p> <p>Ensure a package is at the latest version:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible webservers -m yum -a "pkg=acme state=latest"</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible webservers -m yum -a <span class="s2">&quot;pkg=acme state=latest&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>Ensure a package is not installed:</p> <p>Ensure a package is not installed:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible webservers -m yum -a "pkg=acme state=removed"</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible webservers -m yum -a <span class="s2">&quot;pkg=acme state=removed&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>Currently Ansible only has modules for managing packages with yum and apt. You can install <p>Currently Ansible only has modules for managing packages with yum and apt. You can install
for other packages for now using the command module or (better!) contribute a module for other packages for now using the command module or (better!) contribute a module
@ -299,11 +329,13 @@ for other package managers. Stop by the mailing list for info/details.</p>
</div> </div>
<div class="section" id="users-and-groups"> <div class="section" id="users-and-groups">
<h2>Users and Groups<a class="headerlink" href="#users-and-groups" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2> <h2>Users and Groups<a class="headerlink" href="#users-and-groups" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>The user module allows easy creation and manipulation of existing user accounts, as well <p>The <a class="reference internal" href="modules.html#user"><em>user</em></a> module allows easy creation and manipulation of
as removal of user accounts that may exist:</p> existing user accounts, as well as removal of user accounts that may
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible all -m user -a "name=foo password=&lt;crypted password here&gt;" exist:</p>
<div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible all -m user -a <span class="s2">&quot;name=foo password=&lt;crypted password here&gt;&quot;</span>
ansible all -m user -a "name=foo state=absent"</pre> <span class="nv">$ </span>ansible all -m user -a <span class="s2">&quot;name=foo state=absent&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>See the <a class="reference internal" href="modules.html"><em>Ansible Modules</em></a> section for details on all of the available options, including <p>See the <a class="reference internal" href="modules.html"><em>Ansible Modules</em></a> section for details on all of the available options, including
how to manipulate groups and group membership.</p> how to manipulate groups and group membership.</p>
@ -311,23 +343,27 @@ how to manipulate groups and group membership.</p>
<div class="section" id="deploying-from-source-control"> <div class="section" id="deploying-from-source-control">
<h2>Deploying From Source Control<a class="headerlink" href="#deploying-from-source-control" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2> <h2>Deploying From Source Control<a class="headerlink" href="#deploying-from-source-control" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>Deploy your webapp straight from git:</p> <p>Deploy your webapp straight from git:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible webservers -m git -a "repo=git://foo.example.org/repo.git dest=/srv/myapp version=HEAD"</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible webservers -m git -a <span class="s2">&quot;repo=git://foo.example.org/repo.git dest=/srv/myapp version=HEAD&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>Since ansible modules can notify change handlers (see <p>Since ansible modules can notify change handlers it is possible to
<a class="reference internal" href="playbooks.html"><em>Playbooks</em></a>) it is possible to tell ansible to run specific tasks tell ansible to run specific tasks when the code is updated, such as
when the code is updated, such as deploying Perl/Python/PHP/Ruby deploying Perl/Python/PHP/Ruby directly from git and then restarting
directly from git and then restarting apache.</p> apache.</p>
</div> </div>
<div class="section" id="managing-services"> <div class="section" id="managing-services">
<h2>Managing Services<a class="headerlink" href="#managing-services" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2> <h2>Managing Services<a class="headerlink" href="#managing-services" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>Ensure a service is started on all webservers:</p> <p>Ensure a service is started on all webservers:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible webservers -m service -a "name=httpd state=started"</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible webservers -m service -a <span class="s2">&quot;name=httpd state=started&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>Alternatively, restart a service on all webservers:</p> <p>Alternatively, restart a service on all webservers:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible webservers -m service -a "name=httpd state=restarted"</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible webservers -m service -a <span class="s2">&quot;name=httpd state=restarted&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>Ensure a service is stopped:</p> <p>Ensure a service is stopped:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible webservers -m service -a "name=httpd state=stopped"</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible webservers -m service -a <span class="s2">&quot;name=httpd state=stopped&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
</div> </div>
<div class="section" id="time-limited-background-operations"> <div class="section" id="time-limited-background-operations">
@ -336,20 +372,24 @@ directly from git and then restarting apache.</p>
checked on later. The same job ID is given to the same task on all checked on later. The same job ID is given to the same task on all
hosts, so you won&#8217;t lose track. If you kick hosts and don&#8217;t want hosts, so you won&#8217;t lose track. If you kick hosts and don&#8217;t want
to poll, it looks like this:</p> to poll, it looks like this:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible all -B 3600 -a "/usr/bin/long_running_operation --do-stuff"</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible all -B 3600 -a <span class="s2">&quot;/usr/bin/long_running_operation --do-stuff&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>If you do decide you want to check on the job status later, you can:</p> <p>If you do decide you want to check on the job status later, you can:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible all -m async_status -a "jid=123456789"</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible all -m async_status -a <span class="s2">&quot;jid=123456789&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
</div> </div>
<p>Polling is built-in and looks like this:</p> <p>Polling is built-in and looks like this:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>ansible all -B 3600 -P 60 -a "/usr/bin/long_running_operation --do-stuff"</pre> <div class="highlight-bash"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nv">$ </span>ansible all -B 1800 -P 60 -a <span class="s2">&quot;/usr/bin/long_running_operation --do-stuff&quot;</span>
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<p>The above example says &#8220;run for 60 minutes max (60*60=3600), poll for status every 60 seconds&#8221;.</p> <p>The above example says &#8220;run for 30 minutes max (<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-B</span></tt>: 30*60=1800),
poll for status (<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-P</span></tt>) every 60 seconds&#8221;.</p>
<p>Poll mode is smart so all jobs will be started before polling will begin on any machine. <p>Poll mode is smart so all jobs will be started before polling will begin on any machine.
Be sure to use a high enough <cite>&#8211;forks</cite> value if you want to get all of your jobs started Be sure to use a high enough <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--forks</span></tt> value if you want to get all of your jobs started
very quickly. After the time limit (in seconds) runs out (<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-B</span></tt>), the process on very quickly. After the time limit (in seconds) runs out (<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-B</span></tt>), the process on
the remote nodes will be terminated.</p> the remote nodes will be terminated.</p>
<p>Any module other than <cite>copy</cite> or <cite>template</cite> can be <p>Any module other than <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">copy</span></tt> or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">template</span></tt> can be
backgrounded. Typically you&#8217;ll be backgrounding long-running backgrounded. Typically you&#8217;ll be backgrounding long-running
shell commands or software upgrades only. <a class="reference internal" href="playbooks.html"><em>Playbooks</em></a> also support polling, and have shell commands or software upgrades only. <a class="reference internal" href="playbooks.html"><em>Playbooks</em></a> also support polling, and have
a simplified syntax for this.</p> a simplified syntax for this.</p>

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