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Ansible comment all existing lines and add new lines

Backing up every configuration before any change is a good idea. 

With the Git tool, every revision or change can be keep track and changes can be reversed.

However, not everything is in Git. For example, in Linux configuration on /etc configuration or other important location or files is not under Git.

To keep track of the changes, old school method can still be applied.

Making another copy of the file, or just simply commenting every line and adding changes or new configuration after commenting the existing lines or configuration; are forms of backup.

Existing configuration can still be seen, and can put back if there's a need to reverse the configuration.

In an environment where there is hundred or more virtualized machines, Ansible is a way to go. 

Ansible can do the task to comment all the existing lines and apply new configurations.

Ansible script below, are references from multiple sources found on the web to create this Ansible script below.

Here's the Ansible, save it as a YAML file. Apply it to a Test Server or  VM before deploying to production to make sure the output is the expected result.

---

- hosts: Server-Test-Machine

  tasks:

    - name: Add # to the start of every line in the file, existing entries will be commented

      ansible.builtin.replace:

        path: /etc/resolv.conf

        regexp: '^(.*)$'

        replace: '#\1'

  vars:

    lines_to_add:

      - "First Test line to add."

      - "Second Test line to add."

      - "nameserver 8.8.8.8"

  tasks:

    - name: Add above multiple lines to a file using lineinfile, or add the new entries

      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:

        path: /etc/resolv.conf

        line: "{{ item }}"

        state: present

      loop: "{{ lines_to_add }}"


That's it, it will simplify the task of backing up existing configuration and also making or applying new changes to the configuration. Modify it for any use cases that the Ansible script can be applied.


Enjoy Scripting...


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