Configure user to be able to use sudo with no password

#!/usr/bin/env ansible-playbook --ask-become-pass

- hosts: YOUR_HOSTNAME
  become: yes
  become_method: sudo
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - lineinfile:
        path: /etc/sudoers
        state: present
        line: 'YOUR_USERNAME ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL'
        validate: 'visudo -cf %s'

Example with lineinfile module andinsertafter

#!/usr/bin/env ansible-playbook --ask-become-pass

- hosts: YOUR_HOSTNAME
  become: yes
  become_method: sudo
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - lineinfile:
        path: /etc/sudoers
        state: present
        insertafter: '^%sudo'
        line: 'YOUR_USERNAME ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL'
        validate: 'visudo -cf %s'

#!/usr/bin/env ansible-playbook

- hosts: YOUR_MACHINE
  tasks:
    - lineinfile:
        path: /etc/sudoers
        state: present
        regexp: '^%sudo'
        line: '%sudo ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL'
        validate: 'visudo -cf %s'

Related terms

• lineinfile module
• sed

See also

• sudo, visudo, su, passwd, sudo su, Passwordless sudo, /etc/sudoers, /etc/sudoers.d/, /etc/sudoers, sudo --help
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