ansible_demo

on mac

$ brew install ansible
$ ansible --version
$ ansible localhost -m ping

on ec2 (centos) -- for privilaged access, we require root user access

1. Create a password for 'root' user

$ sudo su -
$ passwd

2. update sshd_config file for allowing Password Authentication (with root user)

vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config

look for line 'PasswordAuthentication'; uncomment 'PasswordAuthentication yes' and comment 'PasswordAuthentication no'

PasswordAuthentication yes
#PasswordAuthentication no