Role Name

Install and set up the chrony NTP daemon

Platforms

This role is designed for Ubuntu Bionic only.

Requirements

Role Variables

• ntp_servers: a list of NTP server FQDNs (Fully Qualified Domain Names)
• ntp_pool: a pool of NTP servers used when ntp_servers is empty
• ntp_auth: (boolean) enable NTP authentication using symmetric keys
• ntp_keys: a list of keys for NTP authentication
• ntp_key_reference: key ID for clients

When authentication is enabled, the client will have only the ntp_key_reference in the chrony.keys file. The server (identified by ansible_fqdn in the ntp_servers list) will contain all defined keys.

Dependencies

Example Playbook

Here’s an example of how to use this role (including passing variables as parameters):

- hosts: servers
  roles:
     - chrony

Additional Info

For more details, visit: Launchpad Bug Report

License

BSD

Author Information

Tomasz Baczynski