[IvanGirderboot]

What changed

• Removes .ansible/.lock from the index (git rm --cached).
• Adds .ansible/ to the "Ansible local state" section of .gitignore.

Why

0aa2ff3 accidentally committed .ansible/.lock. It's the empty lock file that ansible-core and ansible-lint create in their per-project .ansible/ working directory. Running ansible-lint removes and recreates it, so every contributor checkout shows a tracked-file change after a normal pre-submit lint. The rest of that directory (collections/, modules/, roles/) is also local runtime state and shouldn't be committed.

Validation

• python3 scripts/qa.py — passed
• yamllint . — not affected by this change (only .gitignore and an empty file changed)
• ansible-lint — exit 0, and the working tree stays clean afterwards
• Relevant playbook(s) pass ansible-playbook --syntax-check — N/A, no playbook changes
• A second Ansible run was checked for unexpected changes when live hardware/software was exercised — N/A

Tested hardware/OS and commands used: repository checks only, on a Linux (WSL2) contributor checkout; git check-ignore -v .ansible/.lock confirms the new rule matches.

Release/user impact

None. Existing checkouts keep their local .ansible/.lock; after pulling, git just stops tracking it.

Documentation and secrets

• Public variable changes are reflected in examples/docs and docs/variables.md is regenerated — N/A
• No real credentials, private inventory, event-only secrets, or sensitive artifacts are included
• Upstream-derived code/configuration retains required attribution and licensing information — N/A

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