test-playbook works

README

@@ -6,10 +6,30 @@
 
 Ansible playbooks of the University of Waterloo Computer Science Club.
 
-** Usage **
-To run a playbook and request a user's ssh/sudo password:
+** 2022 Playbook Modernization **
+If a playbook is not in this list, it is not guaranteed to work.
+- [x] test-playbook.yml
 
-`ansible-playbook -kK -b test-playbook.yml`
+** Deps **
+1. Install pipx
+    ```
+    sudo apt install python3-pip python3-venv
+    python3 -m pip install --user pipx
+    python3 -m pipx ensurepath
+    ```
+
+2. Install ansible and ansible-lint
+    ```
+    pipx install --include-deps ansible
+    pipx install ansible-lint
+    ```
+
+** Usage **
+To run a playbook and request a user's sudo password:
+
+`ansible-playbook test-playbook.yml`
+
+** OLD **
 
 To run a playbook as a different user (for example to provision a new system 
 that doesn't have sssd yet):
@@ -18,4 +38,4 @@ that doesn't have sssd yet):
 
 To run a playbook starting at a certain spot:
 
-`ansible-playbook -kK -b install-office-terminal.yml --start-at-task='enable magic sysrq'`
+`ansible-playbook -kK -b install-office-terminal.yml --start-at-task='enable magic sysrq'`

ansible.cfg

@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ log_path       = ansible.log
 
 # Plugins
 
-callback_plugins = plugins/callback/log_plays/
+#callback_plugins = plugins/callback/log_plays/
 
 [ssh_connection]
 #ssh_args       = -o ServerAliveInterval=30 -o ControlMaster=no
 
+[privilege_escalation]
+become_ask_pass= True

test-playbook.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 ---
-   - hosts: all
-     become: yes
-     tasks:
-        - name: whoami
-          command: whoami
+- name: Test become
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+  tasks:
+  - name: Run whoami
+    ansible.builtin.command: whoami
+    register: result
+    when: true # keep the linter happy
+
+  - name: Print result
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: result.stdout