ansible-role-ansible

Ansible role to automate upgrading Ansible and necessary libraries.

Requirements

This role currently supports these distros: Debian/Ubuntu, RedHat/CentOS, and Photon.

Role Variables

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

update_package_cache: True

Whether to update the aptitude, yum, pacman or other package cache before running any install tasks.

ansible_services:
  - lxdm

The services (that should get installed and loaded in addition to basic Ansible needs. For instance, lxdm will install and set enable the Lightweight X Desktop Manager for login and general window services on a development machine.

Example playbook

---
- hosts: ansible
  become: True
  connection: local
  roles:
    - ansible
    - repo
  vars:
    - aptitude_update: False

License and Copyright

Copyright 2015 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright 2018 Theatro Labs, Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0-only

This code is Dual Licensed Apache-2.0 or GPLv3

Author Information

This role was created in 2015 by Tom Hite / VMware. Modified by Jacob Floyd, employed by Theatro, in 2018.