alternatives – Manages alternative programs for common commands
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Ansible/docs/2.7/modules/alternatives module
alternatives – Manages alternative programs for common commands
New in version 1.6.
Synopsis
- Manages symbolic links using the ‘update-alternatives’ tool
- Useful when multiple programs are installed but provide similar functionality (e.g. different editors).
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- update-alternatives
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
link - |
The path to the symbolic link that should point to the real executable. This option is always required on RHEL-based distributions. On Debian-based distributions this option is required when the alternative name is unknown to the system. | |
name - / required |
The generic name of the link. | |
path - / required |
The path to the real executable that the link should point to. | |
priority - added in 2.2 |
Default: 50 |
The priority of the alternative |
Examples
- name: correct java version selected
alternatives:
name: java
path: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
- name: alternatives link created
alternatives:
name: hadoop-conf
link: /etc/hadoop/conf
path: /etc/hadoop/conf.ansible
- name: make java 32 bit an alternative with low priority
alternatives:
name: java
path: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/jre/bin/java
priority: -10
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- David Wittman (@DavidWittman)
- Gabe Mulley (@mulby)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.7/modules/alternatives_module.html