* This week, *on* Wednesday *(ie July 8) is our* monthly, general SLUUG mtng.* * Please invite friends, colleagues, and anyone who may be interested in Open Standards technologies! * *BASE:* Title:* Ansible 101* Presenter: *Sean Twiehaus* <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sluug.org/bio/Sean_Twiehaus&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw1N8QmwQW9-YvHFULddYKBZ> *Abstract:* Ansible uses "simple, human-readable scripts" called *playbooks* to automate your tasks. You declare the desired state of a local or remote system in your playbook. Ansible ensures that the system remains in that state. This technique is called *"Configuration as Code"*. *https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/getting_started/index.html* <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/getting_started/index.html&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw0aofg8IS9XEC1TsRr55Knx> --- *MAIN:* *Title:* Automated workstation configuration with *ansible-pull* Presenter: *Sean Twiehaus* <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sluug.org/bio/Sean_Twiehaus&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw1N8QmwQW9-YvHFULddYKBZ> *Abstract:* "Traditional Ansible" excels with always-on servers, but it often falls flat when it comes to your frequently sleeping desktops and laptops. Imagine a world where every time your desktop or laptop wakes up, it automatically configures itself– that's the magic of *ansible-pull*! With *ansible-pull*, you install it on each workstation and set up a recurring job. The moment your device wakes up, *ansible-pull* leaps into action, grabbing the latest playbook directly from your *Git repository* and running it locally. This ensures your workstations are always configured the way you want them to be. *https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/cli/ansible-pull.html* <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/cli/ansible-pull.html&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw1xJcznKmRVrIIbMc25ixmv> =======++++++======+++++====++++++=====++++++=====++++++ *http://www.sluug.org/* <https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sluug.org/&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw1pCygITLUCwj9arN6WP3QV> The *URL* link to connection instructions for this meetng is posted earlier on the day of the meetng, at the above home page. It is the link called "*linked here*". - - *ONLINE MEETINGS ONLY* until further notice. - *ONLINE* sessions will use a remote video meeting service. - *HOW TO CONNECT *instructions will be on the *https://www.sluug.org/ <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sluug.org/&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw30xd8Gqu0jxQlAsm68bqFG>* web page and on our mailing lists. Note that your browser cache may need to be refreshed each time you check the web page for the instructions. - - We will open the remote session at about *6:00 PM*, so that you can join early to test sharing your microphone, screen and video camera. ============================== Meetings are every 2nd Wednesday of the month *from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM.* ============================== The *Saint Louis Unix Users Group *(*SLUUG*) is an IRS 501c(6) designated not-for-profit professional association dedicated to education and communication among computer users. SLUUG members include many Linux and UNIX professionals, Networking experts, System experts, hobbyists, retirees, students, plus many others who are interested in Unix, Unix-like Operating Systems, Linux, BSD and other Free Open Source Software (FOSS) applications, products, projects and services. *SLUUG* is your forum for exchanging information about OPEN standards, OPEN systems, OPEN source, products, services and architectures. We usually start the general meeting with our *BASE* introductory level session (often focused on personal computing), which may include either simple tutorials, displays of newly discovered web sites, command line wonders, demonstrations of useful applications, amazing graphical packages, major resolution of long standing anomalies, blinking lights, or quantum shifts in both time and space. Then we will have our usually quick welcome, introduction, administrative announcements, and a Call For Help - Questions and Answers Period. After all that, we may take a break before our *MAIN* event.