Andy Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 11:41:07AM +0000, Chris Green wrote: > > Is there some sort of minimal ansible that will let me do central > > management of root-owned files? > > It doesn't seem like a good idea. Wanting config management but then > wanting it to be very limited seems like a niche audience. > > There's only room in my brain for so much information; I'd rather learn > transferable skills like Ansible and just keep my use of it simple, > rather than learn a whole other thing that isn't going to be applicable > anywhere else. > > Just making a virtualenv, installing Ansible in it and then creating a > playbook that only uses the file, copy and template modules seems really > lightweight to me. > Yes, I guess that's true. I just don't know Ansible at all so it all seems very complicated to start with. I will have a go at what you suggest and see how it goes.
Thanks > If you are literally only distributing files you could just make Debian > packages that only contain the files. Put them in a local apt > repository. Your hosts see updated versions when you increment the > version number. > That sounds a bit complicated! :-) -- Chris Green ยท
