EX294 Deploy Ansible Automation Platform Practice Question
Exhibit
Refer to the exhibit.
[root@controller ~]# cat /etc/ansible-automation-platform/ansible-navigator.yml
---
ansible-navigator:
execution-environment:
image: registry.internal.example.com/ee-supported:latest
pull:
policy: missing
playbook-artifact:
enable: false
logging:
level: debug
mode: stdout
set-environment:
ANSIBLE_INVENTORY: /opt/inventory/hosts
ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH: /opt/rolesA DevOps engineer is troubleshooting an Ansible Automation Platform deployment where ansible-navigator fails to run a playbook, showing the error 'Error: Unable to pull execution environment image'. The ansible-navigator configuration file is shown in the exhibit. Which change should the engineer make to resolve the issue?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates assume the error is due to an incorrect image name or missing authentication, but the question specifically tests understanding of the 'pull policy' behavior and how it interacts with local image caching and registry connectivity.
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
✓
Change 'pull policy' from 'missing' to 'always'
The error 'Unable to pull execution environment image' indicates that the image specified in the ansible-navigator configuration cannot be retrieved from the registry. Setting the 'pull policy' to 'always' forces ansible-navigator to attempt a fresh pull of the execution environment image every time, which can resolve transient network issues, authentication problems, or stale local image caches that cause the pull to fail when the policy is 'missing'.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Set 'mode' to 'interactive' instead of 'stdout'
Why it's wrong here
Mode affects output format, not image pulling.
- ✗
Change the execution-environment image to 'registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-24/ee-minimal-rhel8:latest'
Why it's wrong here
The image name is not the cause; the error is about pulling the existing image.
- ✓
Change 'pull policy' from 'missing' to 'always'
Why this is correct
Setting policy to 'always' forces a pull attempt each time, which can resolve pull failures due to missing or outdated images.
- ✗
Set 'playbook-artifact enable' to 'true'
Why it's wrong here
Artifact saving does not affect image pulling.
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