CVMFS Client (Version 2.2)

This guide describes how to install and configure the CVMFS client to use the CODE-RADE repositories at code-rade.africa-grid.org.

Requirements

There are no specific requirements, but elevated permissions are needed to install software and start services.

Running in Docker Containers

When you run this in Docker containers, make sure Docker has access to the FUSE module. You can do this by adding the following options to your docker run command:

--cap-add SYS_ADMIN --cap-add MKNOD --device=/dev/fuse --security-opt apparmor:unconfined

Role Variables

• prerequisites: A list of packages that must be installed before the main installation.

Dependencies

There are no dependencies.

Example Playbook

Here’s a simple example of how to use this role. It shows how to apply the role to a group of hosts, with elevated permissions:

- hosts: cvmfs-clients
  roles:
    - { role: AAROC.cvmfs-client-2.2, become: true }

License

This project is licensed under the Apache-2.0 license.

Author Information

The author of this project is Bruce Becker. You can find more information at GitHub or Bruce's profile.

This project is for the Africa-Arabia Regional Operations Centre.