Ansible Role: Autoupdate

Installs autoupdate packages on Debian/Ubuntu linux servers. This allows to run unattended and periodic updates.

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

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

autoupdate_enabled: "true"
autoupdate_autofix_interrupted_dpkg: "false"
autoupdate_minimal_steps: "true"
autoupdate_install_on_shutdown: "false"
autoupdate_mail: "root"
autoupdate_mail_only_on_error: "true"
autoupdate_remove_unused_dependencies: "false"
autoupdate_automatic_reboot: "false"
autoupdate_automatic_reboot_time: "02:00"
autoupdate_bandwidth_limit: "70"

autoupdate_periodic_enable: "1"
autoupdate_periodic_update_package_list: "1"
autoupdate_periodic_download_upgradeable_packages: "1"
autoupdate_periodic_unattended_upgrade: "1"
autoupdate_periodic_autoclean_interval: "7"

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

- hosts: server
  roles:
    - { role: tschifftner.autoupdate }

Supported OS

• Debian 9 (Stretch)
• Debian 8 (Jessie)
• Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver)
• Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

Required ansible version

Ansible 2.5+

License

MIT License

Author Information

• Tobias Schifftner, ambimax® GmbH