Re: [ansible-project] Ansible commands are not working in a fresh Ubuntu installation

[Benjamin Redling]

On 03/22/2016 01:33, Gaya wrote:
> The installation was successful (I also tried an upgrade later). However
> for some commands I run like "ansible -v", I get the following error and it
> displays the help.
>
> ERROR! Missing target hosts

Maybe you missed the first line were it shows you the syntax:
$ ansible
Usage: ansible <host-pattern> [options]
...


> I had the same error for "ansible --list-hosts all". Then I enabled a host
> entry in /etc/ansible/hosts, and that command is working, showing the host
> I enabled.

Have you read the fine manual?
http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/intro_getting_started.html


> I am new to Ansible and following a guide that was based on Ansible 1.9.*.
> I understand that the current version is 2.*. I tried to Google for a
> solution but couldn't find anything useful.

A solution for what? It's all fine.
The only problem is: you have to create a proper inventory file.
s. link to the docs

Regards,
Benjamin
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