CompTIA Linux+ XK0-006 (V8) Practice Question

The correct answer is ansible.builtin.service. This module is designed to control services on remote hosts in a platform-agnostic way. Using state: started ensures the service is running, and enabled: yes ensures it starts on boot. These actions are idempotent, meaning Ansible will only apply changes if the service is not already in the desired state.

• ansible.builtin.package is incorrect because it is used for managing software packages (installing, removing, updating), not for controlling their running state.
• ansible.builtin.command is incorrect because, while it could be used to run a command like systemctl start httpd, it is not idempotent by default. It would attempt to start the service every time the playbook runs, which is inefficient and not the best practice.
• ansible.builtin.file is incorrect as it is used to manage files, directories, and symlinks, such as setting permissions or creating/deleting them, not managing service states.