- A
Assign the developers the 'Execute' role on the inventory and 'Use' role on the credential.
Execute allows running jobs; Use allows credential usage without management.
- B
Assign the developers the 'Update' role on the inventory and 'Admin' role on the credential.
Why wrong: Update on inventory allows modification; Admin on credential is excessive.
- C
Assign the developers the 'Admin' role on the inventory and 'Read' role on the credential.
Why wrong: Admin on inventory allows modification; Read on credential prevents use.
- D
Assign the developers the 'Read' role on both inventory and credential.
Why wrong: Read on credential prevents using it in a job.
Question 385 of 528
Granting Playbook Execution Permissions Without Inventory or Credential Modification
This EX294 practice question tests your understanding of manage inventories and credentials. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
An Ansible Tower administrator needs to allow a team of developers to run playbooks against specific inventory groups without allowing them to modify the inventory or credentials. Which approach best satisfies the requirement?
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
✓
Assign the developers the 'Execute' role on the inventory and 'Use' role on the credential.
The 'Execute' role on an inventory allows a user to run playbooks against that inventory without granting permission to modify its contents. The 'Use' role on a credential permits the credential to be used in job templates but not viewed or edited. This combination precisely meets the requirement of allowing playbook execution while preventing inventory or credential modification.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
Assign the developers the 'Execute' role on the inventory and 'Use' role on the credential.
Why this is correct
Execute allows running jobs; Use allows credential usage without management.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Assign the developers the 'Update' role on the inventory and 'Admin' role on the credential.
Why it's wrong here
Update on inventory allows modification; Admin on credential is excessive.
- ✗
Assign the developers the 'Admin' role on the inventory and 'Read' role on the credential.
Why it's wrong here
Admin on inventory allows modification; Read on credential prevents use.
- ✗
Assign the developers the 'Read' role on both inventory and credential.
Why it's wrong here
Read on credential prevents using it in a job.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is confusing 'Execute' with 'Read' or 'Update' roles — candidates often assume 'Read' is sufficient for running playbooks, but Tower requires the explicit 'Execute' permission to launch jobs against an inventory.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
In Ansible Tower/AWX, role-based access control (RBAC) uses granular permissions: 'Execute' on inventory allows launching jobs that reference that inventory, while 'Use' on credential allows the credential to be selected in job templates. Under the hood, Tower checks these permissions via the Django REST Framework's permission classes, ensuring that a user with only 'Execute' cannot access inventory edit endpoints (e.g., PATCH /api/v2/inventories/N/). A real-world scenario is a CI/CD pipeline where developers must deploy to staging but should not alter the inventory definitions or credential secrets.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A security administrator must allow nursing staff to reach a patient records server while blocking access from the guest Wi-Fi VLAN. After applying an extended ACL, traffic is still blocked from nursing workstations. The ACL was applied outbound instead of inbound on the wrong interface. Questions like this test ACL direction and placement rules.
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Manage inventories and credentials — This question tests Manage inventories and credentials — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
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The correct answer is: Assign the developers the 'Execute' role on the inventory and 'Use' role on the credential. — The 'Execute' role on an inventory allows a user to run playbooks against that inventory without granting permission to modify its contents. The 'Use' role on a credential permits the credential to be used in job templates but not viewed or edited. This combination precisely meets the requirement of allowing playbook execution while preventing inventory or credential modification.
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