The document explains how to run shell scripts on remote hosts, detailing the use of specific shell types and file permissions. It describes the process of creating a shell script, assigning executable permissions, and utilizing Ansible playbooks to execute shell commands on remote systems. It concludes with instructions to verify the file creation on the remote host using the 'ls' command.

1. Run Shell Scripts on Remote
Hosts

2. Shell script
● Text file containing a sequence of shell
commands to automate tasks
● Available shells are stored in /etc/shells
● Types of shells are bourne shell, bash shell
etc.

3. Run shell script on remote host
● Shell script on remote host to create file using touch command

4. ● Verify the permission of shell file existing on remote host
Command: ls-ltr
● Owner, group and others none of them are having executable
permissions
owner
group others

5. ● Assign executable permission to the shell file and verify the permissions
Command: chmod a+x <file-name>.sh
Executable permissions are given to the user, group and other users

6. ● Playbook for running the shell script on remote host
● Module used:
○ shell -Used to executes shell commands or scripts on remote
host
Shell module
Path of shell file

7. ● Execute the playbook on control node
Command: ansible-playbook <file-name>.yml

8. ● Verify file creation on remote host by using ls command in root dir. Of
remote host
○ Command : ls