Ansible with Active Directory | Create Domain User, Connect Nodes & Run Adhoc Command (Step-by-Step)
In this complete hands-on tutorial, you’ll learn how to integrate Ansible with Active Directory (AD) and automate tasks using a domain user. This step-by-step demo covers everything from creating a domain user in AD to executing adhoc commands on target nodes.
This is a real-world DevOps use case where centralized authentication meets automation.
📘 What you will learn:
✅ Create a Domain User in Active Directory
✅ Join Controller & Target Node to AD Domain
✅ Setup Python Virtual Environment for Ansible
✅ Configure ansible.cfg file
✅ Create and manage Inventory (hosts file)
✅ Set Domain user credentials in inventory
✅ Test connectivity using Ansible ping module
✅ Run Adhoc command to create file on target node
🛠 Topics Covered Step-by-Step:
Active Directory User Creation
Domain Join for Linux/Windows Nodes
Virtual Environment Setup
Ansible Configuration
Inventory Setup with Credentials
Connectivity Testing
Automation using Adhoc Commands
🎯 Who should watch this?
DevOps Engineers
System Administrators
Ansible Beginners
Windows + Linux Admins
Automation Engineers
🚀 Use Case
✔ Centralized authentication using AD
✔ Secure automation with domain credentials
✔ Real-time infrastructure management
✔ Enterprise-level automation setup
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