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Ubuntu 24.04 Setup and Configuration

Hyper-V VM Creation

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

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

	targetScope = 'subscription'

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

 <#
 .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.