Ansible-NAS is an open-source project on GitHub that allows users to configure a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device using Ansible. Ansible is a powerful automation tool that is used to manage and configure servers, applications, and network devices. This tutorial will show you how to install Ansible-NAS on Kali Linux Latest.
To get started, open the Terminal window in Kali Linux.
Git is a version control system that is required for downloading the Ansible-NAS project from GitHub.
To install Git, use the following command:
sudo apt-get install git
To clone the Ansible-NAS project, navigate to a directory where you would like to download the project and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/DaveStephens/ansible-nas.git
The next step is to install Ansible on your Kali Linux system. You can easily install Ansible using the following command:
sudo apt-get install ansible
Navigate to the Ansible-NAS directory that you downloaded and find the inventory-example directory. Copy this directory to create your own inventory directory:
cd ansible-nas
cp -r inventory-example inventory
Next, open the inventory/my-nas file in a text editor and change the following lines:
nas_host ansible_host=172.17.0.100
nas_admin_password=secret_password
The IP address should be changed to the IP address of your NAS device, and the nas_admin_password should be changed to a secure password that you will use to log in to your NAS.
With Ansible-NAS downloaded and Ansible installed, you can finally run the Ansible playbook to configure your NAS device.
ansible-playbook -i inventory/my-nas nas.yml --ask-become-pass
This command will prompt you for your sudo password so that the playbook can be run with elevated privileges. Once the playbook has finished running, you should have a fully-functional NAS device configured exactly to your specifications.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Ansible-NAS on your Kali Linux system. With Ansible and Ansible-NAS at your disposal, you can easily configure and manage network devices like a pro.
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