Using Ansible Modules to Manage Scheduled Tasks in Your Environment

Libraries: If you want this lab, consider one of these libraries.
Cloud

Using Ansible Modules to Manage Scheduled Tasks in Your Environment

Cron jobs are tools that help system administrators automate tasks. The downside is that configuring them across hundreds of systems is a daunting task. Ansible has a module to help here as well. This hands-on lab will help you understand how that module is configured. *This course is not approved or sponsored by Red Hat.*

Get started Contact sales

Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Jul 09, 2025

Duration

15m

Challenge

Write a Playbook to Create a Weekly YUM Update Job in Cron
Your playbook entry for this job should look similar to this:
```
  - cron:
     name: "Weekly YUM Update"
     special_time: weekly
     job: "/usr/bin/yum update -y"
```
Challenge

Write a Playbook to Execute /usr/bin/status on Reboot
This section of your playbook should look like this:
```
  - cron:
     name: "Reboot Status"
     special_time: reboot
     job: "/usr/bin/status"
```
Challenge

Write a Playbook to Execute /usr/bin/faillock_report at the Required Time
This section of the playbook should look like this:
```
  - cron:
     name: "Faillock Report"
     job: /usr/bin/faillock_report
     weekday: "1,3,5"
     minute: "30"
     hour: "7"
```

About the author

Pluralsight Skills

Pluralsight Skills gives leaders confidence they have the skills needed to execute technology strategy. Technology teams can benchmark expertise across roles, speed up release cycles and build reliable, secure products. By leveraging our expert content, skill assessments and one-of-a-kind analytics, keep up with the pace of change, put the right people on the right projects and boost productivity. It's the most effective path to developing tech skills at scale.

Real skill practice before real-world application

Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.

Learn by doing

Engage hands-on with the tools and technologies you’re learning. You pick the skill, we provide the credentials and environment.

Follow your guide

All labs have detailed instructions and objectives, guiding you through the learning process and ensuring you understand every step.

Turn time into mastery

On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you take time to practice. Hands-on labs set you up for success to make those skills stick.