community.general.pam_limits – Modify Linux PAM limits
community.general.pam_limits – Modify Linux PAM limits
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.pam_limits
.
Synopsis
- The
pam_limits
module modifies PAM limits. - The default file is
/etc/security/limits.conf
. - For the full documentation, see
man 5 limits.conf
.
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
backup boolean |
|
Create a backup file including the timestamp information so you can get the original file back if you somehow clobbered it incorrectly. |
comment string |
Default: "" |
Comment associated with the limit. |
dest string |
Default: "/etc/security/limits.conf" |
Modify the limits.conf path. |
domain string / required |
A username, @groupname, wildcard, UID/GID range. | |
limit_item string / required |
|
The limit to be set. |
limit_type string / required |
|
Limit type, see |
use_max boolean |
|
If set to If the specified value is superior to the value in the file, file content is replaced with the new value, else content is not modified. |
use_min boolean |
|
If set to If the specified value is inferior to the value in the file, file content is replaced with the new value, else content is not modified. |
value string / required |
The value of the limit. Value must either be Value must be a number in the range -20 to 19 inclusive, if limit_item is set to Refer to the |
Notes
Note
- If dest file does not exist, it is created.
Examples
- name: Add or modify nofile soft limit for the user joe
community.general.pam_limits:
domain: joe
limit_type: soft
limit_item: nofile
value: 64000
- name: Add or modify fsize hard limit for the user smith. Keep or set the maximal value
community.general.pam_limits:
domain: smith
limit_type: hard
limit_item: fsize
value: 1000000
use_max: yes
- name: Add or modify memlock, both soft and hard, limit for the user james with a comment
community.general.pam_limits:
domain: james
limit_type: '-'
limit_item: memlock
value: unlimited
comment: unlimited memory lock for james
- name: Add or modify hard nofile limits for wildcard domain
community.general.pam_limits:
domain: '*'
limit_type: hard
limit_item: nofile
value: 39693561
Authors
- Sebastien Rohaut (@usawa)
© 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/pam_limits_module.html