XK0-006 Automation, Orchestration, and Scripting Practice Question
A cloud engineer is using Ansible to manage configuration across multiple servers. The engineer needs to store variable data that is specific to each host and sensitive database passwords. Which two Ansible features should be used for these purposes? (Choose two.)
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Ansible Vault
host_vars are used for host-specific variables, and Ansible Vault encrypts sensitive data like passwords.
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group_vars
Why it's wrong here
group_vars are for groups, not individual hosts.
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ansible_facts
Why it's wrong here
Facts are system information gathered by Ansible, not used for storing user-defined variables.
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roles
Why it's wrong here
Roles organize tasks and variables but are not specifically for host-specific or sensitive data.
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Ansible Vault
Why this is correct
Correct. Vault encrypts sensitive data such as passwords.
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host_vars
Why this is correct
Correct. host_vars directory contains variables specific to individual hosts.
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