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When my script starts, the shell asks me for the password for the module apt-get, and then again for ansible, because it has the option --ask-get-pass.

How do I enter the password only once for this script?

sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:ansible/ansible &&
sudo apt-get update &&
sudo apt-get install -y ansible &&

ansible-playbook --ask-become-pass playbook.yml
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    Do you feel confident enough to store it as a variable that is asked for at the beginning of the script via read? Commented May 22, 2018 at 1:10
  • Good question. I run the script on my desktop. In this case (read), the password will be stored in the shell history? Commented May 22, 2018 at 1:31
  • But you don't get asked for the password multiple times for the three apt-get calls? Commented May 22, 2018 at 7:05

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The read command works in my case:

read -s -p "SUDO Password: " pass

echo "$pass" | sudo -S apt-add-repository -y ppa:ansible/ansible &&
sudo apt-get update &&
sudo apt-get install -y ansible &&

ansible-playbook --extra-vars "ansible_become_pass=$pass" playbook.yml

@Cometsong thanks for clue

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