rsnapshot (slave)

Ansible role to install rsync and configure the system to be backed up by the rsnapshot-master role. For this purpose, this role creates a system user with sudo privileges on the rsync program. The public SSH key is retrieved from the master host (defined by the rsnapshot-master role) and added to the user's authorized keys.

Minimum Ansible Version: 1.5

Supported Platforms

• Debian
  • squeeze (6)
  • wheezy (7)
  • jessie (8)
• Ubuntu
  • precise (12.04)
  • trusty (14.04)

Variables

rsnapshot_master_host: False    # Must be defined
rsnapshot_master_host_user:  "{{ ansible_ssh_user }}"
rsnapshot_master_ssh_key: id_rsa

# User used by the rsnapshot master to connect on the configured host
rsnapshot_slave_user: backupuser

Example (Playbook)

- name: Hosts to backup
  hosts: remote_host_1:remote_host_2
  sudo: yes
  roles:
    - rsnapshot-slave
  vars:
    - rsnapshot_master_host: backup_master

See the rsnapshot-slave role for details.