22.6. Using a proxy server when registering the host by using the rhc RHEL system role

Procedure

1. Store your sensitive variables in an encrypted file:

   1. Create the vault:

      $ ansible-vault create ~/vault.yml
      New Vault password: <password>
      Confirm New Vault password: <vault_password>

   2. After the ansible-vault create command opens an editor, enter the sensitive data in the <key>: <value> format:

      username: <username>
      password: <password>
      proxy_username: <proxyusernme>
      proxy_password: <proxypassword>

   3. Save the changes, and close the editor. Ansible encrypts the data in the vault.

2. Create a playbook file, for example, ~/playbook.yml, with the following content:

   ---
   - name: Managing systems with the rhc RHEL system role
     hosts: managed-node-01.example.com
     vars_files:
       - ~/vault.yml
     tasks:
     - name: Register to the Red Hat Customer Portal by using proxy
         ansible.builtin.include_role:
           name: redhat.rhel_system_roles.rhc
       vars:
         rhc_auth:
           login:
             username: "{{ username }}"
             password: "{{ password }}"
         rhc_proxy:
           hostname: proxy.example.com
           port: 3128
           username: "{{ proxy_username }}"
           password: "{{ proxy_password }}"

   The settings specified in the example playbook include the following:

   hostname: proxy.example.com

   A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the proxy server.

   port: 3128

   Defines the network port used for communication with the proxy server.

   username: proxy_username

   Specifies the username for authentication. This is required only if the proxy server requires authentication.

   password: proxy_password

   Specifies the password for authentication. This is required only if the proxy server requires authentication.

   For details about all variables used in the playbook, see the /usr/share/ansible/roles/rhel-system-roles.rhc/README.md file on the control node.

3. Validate the playbook syntax:

   $ ansible-playbook --syntax-check --ask-vault-pass ~/playbook.yml

   Note that this command only validates the syntax and does not protect against a wrong but valid configuration.

4. Run the playbook:

   $ ansible-playbook --ask-vault-pass ~/playbook.yml