darkwizard242.scout
Ansible Role: scout
Role to install (by default) scout on Debian/Ubuntu and EL systems. Scout is a URL fuzzer originally developed by Liam Galvin.
Requirements
None.
Role Variables
Available variables are listed below (located in defaults/main.yml):
Variables list:
scout_app: scout
scout_version: 0.15.1
scout_os: "{{ ansible_system | lower }}"
scout_architecture_map:
  amd64: amd64
  x86_64: amd64
  64-bit: amd64
scout_dl_url: https://github.com/liamg/{{ scout_app }}/releases/download/v{{ scout_version }}/{{ scout_app }}-{{ scout_os }}-{{ scout_architecture_map[ansible_architecture] }}
scout_bin_path: "/usr/local/bin/{{ scout_app }}"
scout_file_owner: root
scout_file_group: root
scout_file_mode: '0755'
Variables table:
| Variable (default) | Description | 
|---|---|
| scout_app | Defines the app to install i.e. scout | 
| scout_version | Defined to dynamically fetch the desired version to install. Defaults to: 0.14.0 | 
| scout_os | Defines os type. Used for obtaining the correct type of binaries based on OS type. | 
| scout_architecture_map | Defines os architecture. Used to set the correct type of binaries based on OS System Architecture. | 
| scout_dl_url | Defines URL to download the scout binary from. | 
| scout_bin_path | Defined to dynamically set the appropriate path to store scout binary into. Defaults to (as generally available on any user's PATH): /usr/local/bin/scout | 
| scout_file_owner | Owner for the binary file of scout. | 
| scout_file_group | Group for the binary file of scout. | 
| scout_file_mode | Mode for the binary file of scout. | 
Dependencies
None
Example Playbook
For default behaviour of role (i.e. installation of scout) in ansible playbooks.
- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - darkwizard242.scout
For customizing behavior of role (i.e. specifying the desired scout version) in ansible playbooks.
- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - darkwizard242.scout
  vars:
    scout_version: 0.7.1
For customizing behavior of role (i.e. placing binary of scout package in different location) in ansible playbooks.
- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - darkwizard242.scout
  vars:
    scout_bin_path: /bin/
License
Author Information
This role was created by Ali Muhammad.
About
 Installs/Uninstalls 'scout', which was developed by Liam Galvin to perform URL fuzzing and discover undisclosed files.
Install
 ansible-galaxy install darkwizard242.scoutLicense
 
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