Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation — Question 3

Which of the following are valid default locations for Ansible configuration? (Choose all that apply.)

Answer options

• A. etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
• B. ${HOME}/.ansible.cfg
• C. ${ANSIBLE_CONFIG}
• D. /etc/ansible/config

Correct answer: A, B, C

Explanation

The options A, B, and C are valid default locations for Ansible configuration files. Option A refers to the system-wide configuration, B is for user-specific configuration, and C allows for a custom path set via the ANSIBLE_CONFIG environment variable. Option D is incorrect as it contains a typo and should refer to /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg.