ansible read contents of file into variable code example
Example: ansible use files contents to a variable
# WE ARE READING THE PUBLIC KEY FROM THE FILE DIRECTLY USING LOOKUP
- name: "Copy the public Key using Lookup"
authorized_key:
user: vagrant
state: present
key: "{{ lookup('file', '~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub') }}"
# SAME AS
- name: "Copy the public Key Using the Key directly within Playbook"
authorized_key:
user: vagrant
state: present
key: "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCmdlM0QV6HxZQ7iqXiboefzMHR/cKX+qlTezRiExW6jmwNaD1a9F3KlMaoi4eTKGtPbM9eTygcBjJOGZhEjZITuNat7teK/evvbiszrT3ORUvotnv8yjVC02CGFsK6fPs10J0rgITPdsnd+oq9WcJ/2rM5wHJPoSfhUzhgDB7mdOIeVM+mG89j+OPV377HRTyC5O9Ja9nX9J5ElHXFWu2CTLMjgYxZ16FLpIdlrL4I12mCucZ8jGaZp8frarwyilHsuUt2hQFi3XEmT3ACKiAtE0kBhclr2gtc2wNoVJVoWB username@server"