Role Name

Apply iptables rules idempotently

Requirements

python 2 or python 3, iptables, iptables-save

Role Variables

idempotent_iptables_quiet:

false(default): display commands issued
true: display nothing

idempotent_iptables_rules_file:

file contains rules to be added
format should match output from iptables-save utility
default: iptables.rules

idempotent_iptables_duplicate:

true(default): allow duplicate rules
false: raise exception when duplicate rules are detected

idempotent_iptables_success_nochange:

true(default): nothing to change, because all rules are already in place, is considered success
false: nothing to change is considered faulure

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

- hosts: public_servers
  roles:
     - { role: idempotent_iptables, idempotent_iptables_rules_file: iptables.rules}

License

MIT

Author Information

Yimin Zheng. bzcnsh at yahoo.com