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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Copying a text file from my Ubuntu Windows Sub System to a remote instance through SSH Post 303027641 by Suhaba on Thursday 20th of December 2018 07:55:46 PM
Old 12-20-2018
Copying a text file from my Ubuntu Windows Sub System to a remote instance through SSH
*Following questions involves use of YAML, BASH, SSH and Software called Ansible*

I am trying to learn how to use a Linux environment (in my case a Ubuntu Windows Sub System) to copy a text file from my files to a remote instance (in this case Amazon Web Services) by connecting via SSH.

I have set up directories and files in Ubuntu like so:

hosts > my_hosts
playbook.yml
roles>my-role>files>test.txt
roles>my-role>tasks>main.yml

(hosts, playbook.yml, roles are all directories in home; hope the way I have shown it makes it clear)

The test.txt file contains a simple statement saying "Hello, World"; and this is what I want to send of to my remote instance.

The contents of the YAML files are as follows:

main.yml :
---
- name: Copy a file to the remote host
copy:
src: test.txt
dest: /tmp/test.txt

playbook.yml :
---
- hosts: my_hosts
roles:
- my-role

I am able to connect to the Amazon Web Services Remote Instances using a command in the following format:

sudo ssh -i ansible_instance_d**_****.pem "ubuntu@ec2-**-***-**-***.compute-1.amazonaws.com"
(ignore quotation marks)

I assume I now need to somehow add something in the text file my_hosts that will allow me to connect to the remote instance; and subsequently copy the text file.

In order to then run the process is use:

ansible-playbook -i hosts playbook.yml

But i don't know what to put in the my_hosts file or whether everything else i have done is correct.

I've tried my best to explain what I am trying to do, please ask any more questions to help clarify.


Thanks
 

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