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---
title: "Ansible vault example"
linkTitle: "Ansible vault example"
date: 2018-02-21
description: >
Ansible vault example
---
Here is how to edit a vault protected file :
{{< highlight sh >}}
ansible-vault edit hostvars/blah.yml
{{< / highlight >}}
Here is how to put a multiline entry like a private key in vault (for a simple value, just don't use a `|`):
{{< highlight yaml >}}
ssl_key : |
----- BEGIN PRIVATE KEY -----
blahblahblah
blahblahblah
----- END PRIVATE KEY -----
{{< /highlight >}}
And here is how to use it in a task :
{{< highlight yaml >}}
- copy:
path: /etc/ssl/private.key
mode: 0400
content: '{{ ssl_key }}'
{{< / highlight >}}
To run a playbook, you will need to pass the `--ask-vault` argument or to export a `ANSIBLE_VAULT_PASSWORD_FILE=/home/julien/.vault_pass.txt` variable (the file needs to contain a single line with your vault password here).
## Ressources
* how to break long lines in ansible : https://watson-wilson.ca/blog/2018/07/11/ansible-tips/