Dive Into Ansible - From Beginner to Expert in Ansible - Magic Variables

What are magic variables in Ansible?

• Variables that are automatically available during playbook execution

• Variables that are only available in the Ansible Galaxy

• Variables that are deprecated in the latest Ansible version

• Variables that are manually defined by the user

What is the purpose of the sample playbook discussed in the video?

• To update Ansible to the latest version

• To dump all variables into a readable format for inspection

• To create a backup of all Ansible configurations

• To automate the deployment of applications

Which template is used in the sample playbook to format the variable dump?

• XML template

• HTML template

• JSON template

• Jinja2 template

Which of the following is NOT a variable mentioned for examination in the video?

• inventory_host name

• group_names

• Host Vars

• playbook_version

Why is it recommended to keep the variable dump as a reference?

• To improve the performance of Ansible scripts

• To reduce the size of the Ansible inventory

• To have a comprehensive list of variables for future reference

• To ensure all playbooks are executed in the correct order