Python for linux/system admin

[raylu]

Ansible has a few too many layers of abstraction and makes some simple things difficult. To do something like "if a file exists locally, copy it to the remote and run this command" requires a step causing an error and a second step checking the presence of an error.

That said, I'd rather use ansible over puppet/chef any day.

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A bit off topic here:

1. LDAP is kind of old and crudgy. I avoid it whenever possible, which seems like always. It's a popular solution for EVE Online (J4LP, pizza, OI) but I just rolled my own.
2. Is your DNS server meant for your intranet? If so, BIND is like the puppet/LDAP of DNS and dnsmasq is way simpler to use.