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:exclamation: DEPRECATION :exclamation:

This repository and the role associated are deprecated in favor of the Manala Ansible Collection

You will find informations on its usage on the collection repository

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Ansible Role: Message Of The Day

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This role will deal with the setup of Message Of The Day.

It's part of the Manala Ansible stack but can be used as a stand alone component.

Requirements

None.

Dependencies

None.

Installation

Ansible 2+

Using ansible galaxy cli:

ansible-galaxy install manala.motd

Using ansible galaxy requirements file:

- src: manala.motd

Role Handlers

None

Role Variables

Configuration example

Use scripts (recommended)

manala_motd_scripts_exclusive: true # Keep only defined scripts
manala_motd_scripts:
  # Template based (file name based on template)
  - template: scripts/uname.j2
  # Template based (force file name)
  - file: 10-uname
    template: scripts/uname.j2
  # Simple custom message
  - file: 20-message
    message: Hello world!
  # Predefined template (cow|dragon|stegosaurus|turkey|yoda)
  # with icelandic custom message
  - file: 30-template
    template: scripts/cow.j2
    message: Hjartað hamast
  # Raw script
  - file: 40-raw
    script: |
      #!/bin/sh
      printf "Hello world!\n"
  # Ensure script is absent
  - file: 50-absent
    message: Look mum no hands!
    state: absent # "present" by default
  # Ignore script
  - file: 60-ignore
    message: Look daddy there's an airplane up in the sky!
    state: ignore
  # Flatten scripts
  - "{{ my_custom_scripts_array }}"

Static template (deprecated)

manala_motd_template: template/turkey.j2 # Predefined template (cow|dragon|stegosaurus|turkey|yoda)
manala_motd_message: My awesome message # Custom message

Example playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: manala.motd

Licence

MIT

Author information

Manala (http://www.manala.io/)