Configure Ansible Client to Work with Roles using .netrc File

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Artifactory supports the installation of roles resolved via remote repository.

For resolving roles via Artifactory, configure your Ansible registry credentials in your  .netrc file.

To locate configure code snippet based on your repository selection, follow these steps:

  1. Click Application tab, and then click Artifacts under Artifactory.

  2. Locate the repository you want to configure, and then click Set Me Up.

    SetMeUpAnsible1.png

    Note

    Alternatively, you can also choose the repository from the Repository drop-down list under Set UP An Ansible Client modal.

  3. Enter your JFrog account password to generate a token, and then click Generate Token & Create Instructions.

    AnsibleGenerateToken.png

  4. Click the Configure tab, copy and paste the snippet of Roles to your .netrc file.

    SetMeUpAnsibleRoles.png

Note

To configure roles, you must add your credentials to the .netrc file in addition to ansible.cfg file. To learn how to configure ansible.cfg, refer to Configure Ansible Client to Work with Collections using ansible.cfg File

Grant chmod 600 .netrc priveleges.

The sample .netrc snippet structure is as follows:

Note

Make sure to replace the placeholders in bold with your JFrog host domain and credentials.

machine <SERVER_NAME> login <YOUR_JFROG_USERNAME> password/identity-token <YOUR_JFROG_PASSWORD>/<YOUR_JFROG_IDENTITY-TOKEN>

  • <SERVER_NAME>: URL of your JPD.

  • <YOUR_JFROG_USERNAME>: Your JPD username.

  • <YOUR_JFROG_PASSWORD>/<YOUR_JFROG_IDENTITY_TOKEN>: Your JPD password / Identity Token

For example:

machine my-awesome.jfrog.io login admin password cmVmdGtuOjAxOjE3NTA0jfauruYYt3u73totu1JqRVNSMWhUS1htQXlzb2lTcnVH