Structure clean up.

deployments/splunkDeployServers/deploy-SplunkModules.yml

@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
   hosts: corp
 #  vars_files:
 #    - mojo-vars-vault.yml
-  remote_user: josiah
+  remote_user: josiah_ledbetter
   tasks:
   - name: Copy item to remote server
     copy: 
-      src: ~/profile/.emacs.d
+      # make sure the permissions of the file you are copying are readable by ansible user
+      src: /Users/josiah_ledbetter/Documents/projects/splunk/configs/filething/
       # src must not end in "/" or it will only copy files inside dir instead of entire dir
-      dst: /home/Josiah_Ledbetter/
+      dest: /opt/splunk/temp/
       owner: splunk
-      group: splunk
+      group: splunk
+    # these below affect the entire task, and should not go under the command's indention level. This took WAY too longer to figure out.
+    become: "true"
+    become_method: sudo
+    become_user: root

deployments/splunkDeployServers/hosts-SplunkModules.yml

@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ all:
   children:
     corp:
       hosts:
-        AUS01GMSPLUNK01:
+        AUS01GMSPLUNK01:
+    vdc:
+      hosts:
+        v1-cs-sec-splunk01:

set-WindowsSettings.ps1

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-# set privacy settings:
-function set-RegistryValue ($path, $name)        {
-    # a restart is required for all changes made by this function
-    New-Item -path $path -name $name -itemtype DWORD -Value 0 -Force
-}
-function disable-WindowsTracking        {
-    # must run as administrator
-    # i choose to leave the language localization on, but you may not. data on how to disable is available here 
-    # https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/general-privacy-settings-in-windows-10
-    try {
-        set-RegistryValue -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows -Name AdvertisingInfo
-        set-RegistryValue -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows -Name EnableSmartScreen
-        set-RegistryValue -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced -Name Start_TrackProgs
-        set-RegistryValue -Path HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager -Name SubscribedContent-338393Enabled
-    }
-    catch {
-        return $false
-    }
-    return $true
-}
-
-# disable dumb default windows settings:
-function disable-WindowsDefaults        {
-    # disable bing
-    $doesFolderExist = Test-Path -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search"
-    if($doesFolderExist -eq $false)      {
-        New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\" -Name "Windows Search" -Force -ItemType Folder 
-    }
-    $doesDWORDExist = Test-Path -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\ConnectedSearchUseWeb"
-    if($doesDWORDEXist -eq $false)       {
-        New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\" -Name ConnectedSearchUseWeb -Force -ItemType DWORD -Value 0
-    }
-    else        {
-        Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\" -name ConnectedSearchUseWeb -value 0
-    }
-}

set-WindowsSettings.tests.ps1

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import-module .\set-windowssettings.ps1
-
-Describe  'Windows Setting Tests' {
-    Context 'Verify that registry logic works.' {
-        It 'can create registry keys' {
-            set-RegistryValue -path HKLM:\testFolder -name testDword
-            test-path -Path HKLM:\testFolder\testDword| Should be $true
-        }
-    }
-}