Ansible Role: hd_idle

This role installs hd-idle from its source code. The program helps to turn off hard drives after a certain period of inactivity, which can save energy and possibly prolong the life of the hard drive.

Requirements

Works on systems that support /proc/diskstats, specifically Debian.

Role Variables

Here are the configuration options you can set, along with their default values (see defaults/main.yml):

• hd_idle_version: 1.05

  • The version of hd-idle you want to install. If you change this, you also need to update hd_idle_checksum.

• hd_idle_checksum: sha256:4efefe79d145b50e055582730d9d685e485da3df3dad90fef030036d52aa3a0c

  • This checksum helps verify the downloaded code's integrity and allows for downloads even without HTTPS certificate verification.

• hd_idle_compile_dir: /tmp/hd_idle

  • The directory used for compiling the source code.

Dependencies

No dependencies are required.

Example Playbook

- hosts: raspberrypis
  roles:
     - { role: infothrill.hd_idle }

Changelog

2.1.0

• Updated code to meet modern standards and fixed minor security issues (file permissions).
• Removed support for Ansible versions older than 5.
• Removed support for Python versions older than 3.8.
• Transitioned to GitHub Actions for continuous integration.

2.0.2

• Removed support for Ansible versions older than 2.9.
• Upgraded molecule to version 3.0.x.
• Added support for Ansible 2.10, 3.0.
• Added support for Python versions 3.7 and later.

2.0.1

• Increased download timeout to 60 seconds.
• Set ownership of unpacked source code to root.

2.0.0

• Dropped support for Ansible 2.4.
• Added support for Ansible 2.8.
• Changed testing toolchain to Python 3.6.
• Upgraded molecule and ansible-lint.

1.4.1

• Added testing for Ansible 2.8.
• Included experimental testing for Debian Buster.

1.4.0

• Added basic linting and syntax tests using Travis.
• Renamed the role from hd-idle to hd_idle.

1.3

• Added testing for Ansible 2.6.

1.2.0

• Added tests for Ansible 2.4 and 2.5.
• Removed support for Ansible 2.1.
• Upgraded molecule to version 2.15.
• Added tests for Debian Stretch 9.4.

1.1.0

• Added testing for Ansible 2.3.
• Fixed deprecation warnings in Ansible 2.3.

1.0.0

• Initial release.

License

MIT License

Author Information

This role was created by Paul Kremer in 2017.