community.general.aix_inittab – Manages the inittab on AIX
community.general.aix_inittab – Manages the inittab on AIX
Note
This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 2.0.1).
To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.aix_inittab
.
Synopsis
- Manages the inittab on AIX.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- itertools
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
action string |
|
Action what the init has to do with this entry. |
command string / required |
What command has to run. | |
insertafter string |
After which inittabline should the new entry inserted. | |
name string / required |
Name of the inittab entry.
| |
runlevel string / required |
Runlevel of the entry. | |
state string |
|
Whether the entry should be present or absent in the inittab file. |
Notes
Note
- The changes are persistent across reboots.
- You need root rights to read or adjust the inittab with the
lsitab
,chitab
,mkitab
orrmitab
commands. - Tested on AIX 7.1.
Examples
# Add service startmyservice to the inittab, directly after service existingservice.
- name: Add startmyservice to inittab
community.general.aix_inittab:
name: startmyservice
runlevel: 4
action: once
command: echo hello
insertafter: existingservice
state: present
become: yes
# Change inittab entry startmyservice to runlevel "2" and processaction "wait".
- name: Change startmyservice to inittab
community.general.aix_inittab:
name: startmyservice
runlevel: 2
action: wait
command: echo hello
state: present
become: yes
- name: Remove startmyservice from inittab
community.general.aix_inittab:
name: startmyservice
runlevel: 2
action: wait
command: echo hello
state: absent
become: yes
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
changed boolean |
always |
Whether the inittab changed or not
Sample: True |
msg string |
changed |
Action done with the inittab entry
Sample: changed inittab entry startmyservice |
name string |
always |
Name of the adjusted inittab entry
Sample: startmyservice |
Authors
- Joris Weijters (@molekuul)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.11/collections/community/general/aix_inittab_module.html