Ansible Role: Preconf

Can be used for preconf all RHEL-based servers

Upgrades all packages, install EPEL, start apps, change hostname, init firewalld, disable ipv6.

Requirements

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with default values (see defaults/main.yml):

upgrade_all: true

Upgrades all available packages if true.

install_epel: true

Installs EPEL repo in system if true.

start_soft: true   

Will be installed packages:

preconf_packages:
  - vim
  - net-tools
  - bind-utils
  - rsync
  - wget
  - pwgen
  - screen
  - git
  - zip
  - unzip
  - iotop
  - psmisc

Installs start software in system (vim,net-tools,bind-utils,rsync,wget,pwgen,screen,git,zip,unzip,iotop,jnettop,psmisc) if true and if install_epel is true.

init_firewalld: true

Installs and autostart firewalld if true, by default allows only 22 port (SSH).

change_hostname: true
hostname: "localhost.localdomain"

If true, changes hostname to hostname. Changes

disable_ipv6: true

If true, disable IPv6 support on system. Needs reboot.

Dependencies

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - preconf_centos

License

MIT / BSD

Author Information

This role was created in 2019 by Sergey Brovko.