Re: [linux] Ansible and Windows

2019-08-27 Thread Simon-Pierre Diamond
I appreciate your insights JF. I also find windows dumb... but when you have not choice, you are stuck. HAHA! Thank you! -Simon On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 12:38 PM Jean-Francois Messier wrote: > I guess it depends on the package to be installed. Anything that can be > done through GPO would be e

Re: [linux] Ansible and Windows

2019-08-27 Thread Jean-Francois Messier
I guess it depends on the package to be installed. Anything that can be done through GPO would be easier to manage but also less risky. Working directly in the registry is never my first choice. And for the GPO editor, there are modules that will be able to launch a process that will manage the

Re: [linux] Ansible and Windows

2019-08-27 Thread Simon-Pierre Diamond
Hey Jean-Francois, I completely understand this. Which I am aware of all the modules offered by Ansible. I have another question to add: Would you manage Windows through registry keys (only option with Ansible) or using the GPO editor? -Simon On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 11:25 AM Jean-Francois Messi

Re: [linux] Ansible and Windows

2019-08-27 Thread Jean-Francois Messier
Ansible can also be used to manage Windows servers. May modules have been written to also cover Windows servers. As well, there areĀ  Windows-specific modules that will perform tasks in a Windows-specific way. Ansible works with "playbooks" where you define some series of actions. Some of the ge

[linux] Ansible and Windows

2019-08-27 Thread Simon-Pierre Diamond
Hey guys, I am not sure if you are familiar with Ansible, but I would imagine some of you are. I understand this is for Linux, but I would want to have the insights of you. At work, we are starting at looking at locking down Windows servers in a reproducible way. Currently we manage all of Linux