ansible-vault:tldr:7a541
ansible-vault: Re-key already encrypted vault file with a new password file.
$ ansible-vault rekey --vault-password-file=${old_password_file} --new-vault-password-file=${new_password_file} ${vault_file}
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This command is used to change the password of an encrypted file managed by Ansible Vault. Let's break down the components:
ansible-vault: This is the Ansible Vault command-line utility.rekey: This subcommand is used to change the encryption password of the specified vault_file.--vault-password-file=${old_password_file}: This option specifies the path to a file containing the current password used to encrypt the vault_file. The${old_password_file}is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual path to the password file.--new-vault-password-file=${new_password_file}: This option specifies the path to a file containing the new password to be used for re-encrypting the vault_file with the updated password. The${new_password_file}is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual path to the new password file.${vault_file}: This is the path to the encrypted file managed by Ansible Vault that needs to be rekeyed. It should be replaced with the actual path to the vault_file.
Once executed, this command will re-encrypt the specified vault_file using the new password provided in ${new_password_file}, ensuring that future access to the vault_file requires the updated password.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.