Ansible role unowned_files

Install and configure unowned_files on your system.

GitHub	GitLab	Downloads	Version

Example Playbook

This example is taken from molecule/default/converge.yml and is tested on each push, pull request and release.

---
- name: Converge
  hosts: all
  become: true
  gather_facts: true

  roles:
    - role: robertdebock.unowned_files

The machine needs to be prepared. In CI this is done using molecule/default/prepare.yml:

---
- name: Prepare
  hosts: all
  become: true
  gather_facts: false

  roles:
    - role: robertdebock.bootstrap

Also see a full explanation and example on how to use these roles.

Role Variables

The default values for the variables are set in defaults/main.yml:

---
# defaults file for unowned_files

# What to do with files or directories that have no owner. `yes` will detele
# files that have either no owner or group. `no` will change the ownership of
# files to the user and group set with `unowned_files_default_owner` and
# `unowned_files_default_group`.
unowned_files_delete: false

# If files have no owner, but do have a group, change the owner to this
# variable.
unowned_files_default_owner: nodody

# If files have no group, but do have an owner, change the group to this
# variable.
unowned_files_default_group: nodody

# A list of paths to search
unowned_files_directories:
  - /

Requirements

• pip packages listed in requirements.txt.

State of used roles

The following roles are used to prepare a system. You can prepare your system in another way.

Requirement	GitHub	GitLab
robertdebock.bootstrap

Context

This role is a part of many compatible roles. Have a look at the documentation of these roles for further information.

Here is an overview of related roles:

Compatibility

This role has been tested on these container images:

The minimum version of Ansible required is 2.12, tests have been done to:

• The previous version.
• The current version.
• The development version.

If you find issues, please register them in GitHub.

License

Apache-2.0.

Author Information

robertdebock

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