module cannot remove certain limits pam_limits.py

[kerrc]

ISSUE TYPE

Feature Idea

COMPONENT NAME

pam_limits module

ANSIBLE VERSION

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SUMMARY

Is it possible to get an ensure: absent component added to this module.

Here I have an example where I want to add limits underneath limits.d as my default but do not want the limit present in limits.conf.

Ideally I want to create a task that will check to see if the value limit_type and limit_item exists in default limits.conf and if so remove it.

Example Run Required:
pam_limits: domain=user1 limit_type=hard limit_item=nofile backup=yes ensure=abesnt

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[kerrc]

Hi - What response are you waiting on from me?
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[kladiv]

+1
useful to implement "create" too, if destination file different from /etc/security/limits.conf (e.g. /etc/security/limits.d/.conf)

[felipe1982]

Hi. Came here from Google looking for how to remove an entry. Tried state: absent but complained

TASK ********************
fatal: [1.2.2.2]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "msg": "Unsupported parameters for (pam_limits) module: state. Supported parameters include: backup,comment,dest,domain,limit_item,limit_type,use_max,use_min,value"}

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