CV0-004 Deployment Practice Question
A cloud administrator is writing an Ansible playbook to provision cloud resources. The administrator wants to ensure that the playbook can run without requiring any agent software on the target machines. Which Ansible feature enables this agentless operation?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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SSH-based connection to managed nodes
Ansible connects via SSH (or WinRM) by default, no agent needed. Pull mode requires an agent, modules are code units, and inventory lists hosts.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Ansible inventory files that list hosts
Why it's wrong here
Inventory is just a list, not agentless operation.
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Ansible modules that run on the control node
Why it's wrong here
Modules are pushed to nodes.
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SSH-based connection to managed nodes
Why this is correct
SSH is agentless.
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Pull mode from a central repository
Why it's wrong here
Pull mode requires an agent on nodes.
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