cronvar – Manage variables in crontabs
cronvar – Manage variables in crontabs
New in version 2.0.
Synopsis
- Use this module to manage crontab variables. This module allows you to create, update, or delete cron variable definitions.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- cron
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
backup boolean |
|
If set, create a backup of the crontab before it is modified. The location of the backup is returned in the |
cron_file - |
If specified, uses this file instead of an individual user's crontab. Without a leading /, this is assumed to be in /etc/cron.d. With a leading /, this is taken as absolute. | |
insertafter - |
If specified, the variable will be inserted after the variable specified. Used with | |
insertbefore - |
Used with | |
name - / required |
Name of the crontab variable. | |
state - |
|
Whether to ensure that the variable is present or absent. |
user - |
Default: "root" |
The specific user whose crontab should be modified. |
value - |
The value to set this variable to. Required if |
Examples
- name: Ensure entry like "[email protected]" exists
cronvar:
name: EMAIL
value: [email protected]
- name: Ensure a variable does not exist. This may remove any variable named "LEGACY"
cronvar:
name: LEGACY
state: absent
- name: Add a variable to a file under /etc/cron.d
cronvar:
name: LOGFILE
value: /var/log/yum-autoupdate.log
user: root
cron_file: ansible_yum-autoupdate
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Doug Luce (@dougluce)
© 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/cronvar_module.html