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Bootstrapping a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 server on-premises for Ansible involves setting up SSH, Python, and a sudo user, tailored to RHEL’s specifics (e.g., dnf package manager, wheel group for sudo). Since this is your first server, I’ll provide a concise, secure, and RHEL-specific process to get it ready for Ansible management, including a shell script to automate the bootstrap. The process assumes you have initial access to the server (e.g., via root or a default user) and are setting it up from a control node (your local machine or another server running Ansible).

RHEL 9 Bootstrap Process for Ansible

Prerequisites

• RHEL 9 installed: Ensure the server has a base installation with SSH enabled (usually included in RHEL’s default setup).
• Control node: A machine with Ansible installed (can be your local machine or another server).
• Network access: The control node must reach the server via SSH (port 22).
• Initial credentials: Root access or a user with sudo privile

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wget -qO- https://gist.githubusercontent.com/russellds/feb8b8d75dfb995b17d3470a1f432044/raw/install.sh | bash

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Ubuntu 24.04 Setup and Configuration

Hyper-V VM Creation

1. Download Ubuntu 24.04
2. In Hyper-V use "new" to create VM.
3. Enter values in "new" VM wizard, select "Generation 2".
4. Complete VM wizard.
5. Right click physical computer in "Hyper-V Manager" and select "Settings...".
6. Select "Security" and uncheck "Enable Secure Boot" checkbox.

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Replace tokens in a file with values.

.DESCRIPTION
Finds tokens in a given file and replace them with values. It is best used to replace configuration values in a release pipeline.

.PARAMETER InputFile
The file containing the tokens.

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targetScope = 'subscription'

@description('The environment abbreviation.')
@allowed([
  'prod'
  'prev'
  'demo'
  'test'
  'dev'
  'infra'

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{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "Remove Telemetry",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "${workspaceFolder}/.vscode/scripts/RemoveTelemetry.ps1",
            "args": [
                "-WorkspacePath",
                "${workspaceFolder}"

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param(
	[string]$WorkspacePath
)
$InformationPreference = 'Continue'

Write-Information "Workspace Path: $( $WorkspacePath )"

Set-Location -Path $WorkspacePath

$telemetryStrings = @()

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function doStuff {
    param(
        [string]
        $Item,

        [string]
        $Value = 'default'
    )

    $htDoStuff.($Item) = $Value

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function doStuff {
    param(
        [string]
        $Item
    )

    $htDoStuff.($Item) = @{}
}
$stringFuncDoStuff = "${function:doStuff}"