gabops.cron

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This tool installs and sets up Cron.

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

Variable	Default value	Description
cron_packages	[]	A list of packages needed to install Cron. This role automatically handles package installation for you based on the OS (RedHat, Debian). You can add your own packages if needed.
cron_enable_repo	""	The repository to enable when installing packages listed in `cron_packages`. This works only for RedHat distributions.
cron_service_enabled	true	Specifies if the Cron service should be enabled after applying this role.
cron_service_state	started	Indicates the current state of the Cron service.
cron_crontab_backup	false	Controls whether a backup of the crontab is made before changes are applied. You can also set this behavior for individual cron jobs by using the `backup` parameter.
cron_vars	[]	A list of environment variables to add to the crontab. For details on each var, check the cronvar module documentation.
cron_jobs	[]	A list of cron jobs to configure. For details on each job, see the cron module documentation.

Notes:

Backups of crontab are saved in /tmp/.

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

- hosts: all
  vars:
    cron_vars:
      - name: PATH
        value: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
        user: root

      - name: SHELL
        value: /usr/bin/sh
        user: root

      - name: SHELL
        value: /usr/bin/zsh
        user: john.doe

    cron_jobs:
      - name: a_job
        user: root
        job: touch /tmp/a_job
        minute: '*/3'
        hour: '*'
        day: '*'
        month: '*'
        weekday: '*'

      - name: another_job
        user: application
        job: touch /tmp/another_job
        disabled: true
        minute: 40
        hour: '*'
        day: '*'
        month: '*'
        weekday: 3

      - name: and_another_job
        user: john.doe
        backup: true
        job: touch /tmp/touch_monthly
        special_time: monthly

  roles:
      - role: gabops.cron