Ansible Role Sysctl

This role is used to set system parameters using sysctl.

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Example Playbook

Here is an example playbook using this role. It is taken from molecule/default/converge.yml and is tested every time changes are made.

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

  roles:
    - role: robertdebock.sysctl
      sysctl_items:
        - name: net.ipv4.ip_forward
          value: 1

Before running the playbook, prepare the machine. This can be done using molecule/default/prepare.yml:

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

  roles:
    - role: robertdebock.bootstrap

For more details, see the full explanation and example.

Role Variables

Default variable values can be found in defaults/main.yml:

---
# defaults file for sysctl

# Set true to verify token value with the sysctl command
sysctl_set: true

# If true, performs a /sbin/sysctl -p if the sysctl_file is updated
sysctl_reload: true

Requirements

• Install pip packages listed in requirements.txt.

State of Used Roles

The following roles are used to prepare a system, but you can use a different approach.

Requirement	GitHub	GitLab
robertdebock.bootstrap

Context

This role is part of a collection of compatible roles. For further information, check the documentation of these roles.

Here’s an overview of related roles:

Compatibility

This role has been tested on the following container images:

Ansible version 2.12 or higher is required. Tests have been conducted on:

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

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

License

The role is licensed under Apache-2.0.

Author Information

Created by robertdebock.

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