Ansible Role cron

This role helps you install cron and set up scheduled jobs on your system.

GitHub	Version	Issues	Pull Requests	Downloads

Example Playbook

Here’s a simple example taken from molecule/default/converge.yml that is tested on every change.

---
- name: Converge
  hosts: all
  become: true
  gather_facts: true

  roles:
    - role: buluma.cron
      cron_jobs:
        - name: my_job
          # Runs every 10 minutes
          minute: "*/10"
          # At the 23rd hour (11 PM)
          hour: 23
          # For the first half of the month
          day: "1-15"
          # Command to run
          job: "ls -l"
          # This job runs as the root user
          user: root

Make sure your machine is ready. In CI, this is done using molecule/default/prepare.yml:

---
- name: Prepare
  hosts: all
  become: true
  gather_facts: false

  roles:
    - role: buluma.bootstrap

For a complete guide, check out this detailed explanation and example on using these roles.

Role Variables

Default variable settings are in defaults/main.yml:

---
# Default values for cron

# The shell used for running cron jobs.
cron_shell: /bin/bash

# The path used for running jobs.
cron_path: /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

# The email address for cron notifications.
cron_mailto: root

Requirements

• You need the pip packages listed in requirements.txt.

State of Used Roles

These roles help prepare your system. You can choose a different way to prepare yours.

Requirement	GitHub	Version
buluma.bootstrap

Context

This role works with many other compatible roles. Check the documentation of these roles for more information.

Here’s an overview of related roles:

Compatibility

This role has been tested with the following container images:

You need at least Ansible version 2.10, and testing has been done on:

• The previous version
• The current version
• The development version

If you find any issues, please report them on GitHub.

Changelog

View the Role History.

License

This role is licensed under Apache-2.0.

Author Information

Created by Shadow Walker.