Writing Ansible inventory files, troubleshooting Linux, and more sysadmin tips

Check out Enable Sysadmin's top 10 articles from April 2022.

Posted: May 6, 2022 by Vicki Walker (Editorial Team, Red Hat)

April 2022 was another excellent month for Enable Sysadmin. During the month, we published 22 new articles and received nearly 670,000 reads from more than 457,000 readers across the site.

Today, we are looking back at our top 10 articles of April to give you a chance to catch up on any of the great content you might have missed. In this list, you will see various topics covered, and we are confident that some, if not all, will be of interest to you.

If these articles leave you feeling inspired, then we would love to hear from you. Send us your article ideas or sysadmin tips to the team at enable-sysadmin@redhat.com.

April's top 10:

How to write a Python script to create dynamic Ansible inventories

Write a script in Python that fetches hosts using Nmap to generate dynamic inventories.

How to create dynamic inventory files in Ansible

Learn how to use the host_list and Nmap plugins to build inventory files for your Ansible playbooks.

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How to write an Ansible plugin to create inventory files

Take advantage of Ansible's ecosystem to write inventory files for your playbooks.

Linux troubleshooting commands: 4 tools for DNS name resolution problems

Find out what's stopping you from accessing a server, printer, or another network resource with these four Linux troubleshooting commands.

How to deploy an Apache web server quickly

Install, configure, and test a very basic web server deployment in just eight steps.

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How to fix a "Command not found" error in Linux

Learn five ways to deal with a "Command not found" error, Linux users.

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How to use the Python debugger (pdb)

Pdb is a powerful tool for finding syntax errors, spelling mistakes, missing code, and other issues in your Python code.

How to customize your Ansible logs

Learn how to use callback plugins to customize Ansible's output and then save that output to a file.

What sysadmins need to know about using Bash

You've logged into Linux, now what? Here's how to use Bash, the command-line interpreter on most modern Linux machines.

Traceroute vs. tracepath: What's the difference?

Learn the differences between these two important network troubleshooting commands and when you should use traceroute or tracepath.

Topics: Ansible Linux Troubleshooting

Vicki Walker

Vicki Walker is Managing Editor, Digital Communities, for Red Hat. She has more than 15 years of experience in technology publishing for companies including Red Hat, InformationWeek.com, Dark Reading, SAP, BlackBerry, and Network Computing, for more than 15 years. More about me