ansible-ubuntu-common

Ansible role to configure basic parameters on linux (Ubuntu) server

Installation

Create requirements.yml file

# Include ubuntu-common role
- src: https://github.com/FastMT/ansible-ubuntu-common.git
  name: ubuntu-common
  version: "v1.0.16"

Install external module into ~/.ansible/roles folder

ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml

Usage

playbook.yml:

# Configure Ubuntu common parameters
- role: "ubuntu-common"
    vars:
      # Optional parameter - not ask password on sudo (default: true)
      linux_sudo_nopasswd: true

      # Optional parameter - password authentication (default: no)
      linux_ssh_password_auth: false

      # Optional parameter - custom ssh port (default: 22)
      linux_ssh_port: 122

      # Optional parameter - install Chrony time sync service (default: true)
      linux_install_chrony: true

      # Optional parameter - install QEMU / KVM guest agent (default: true)
      linux_qemu_guest: true

      # Optional parameter - timezone (default: 'UTC')
      linux_timezone: 'UTC'

      # Optional parameter - disable IPv6 (default: true)
      linux_disable_ipv6: true

      # Optional parameter - sysctl config
      linux_sysctl:
        - { name: "systctl.config.parameter",     value: 1 }      

      # Optional parameter - PAM limits
      linux_pam_limits:
        - { pam_item: "nofile", domain: "*", type: "soft", limit: 1048576 }
        - { pam_item: "nofile", domain: "*", type: "hard", limit: 1048576 }

      # Optional parameter - swap (default: true)
      linux_disable_swap: true