Message Of ToDay
Ansible Role to push some Message Of ToDay (login banner) inkluding logo, servidesk-contact-emails, security patch-windows and so on..
Requirements
None
Role Variables
| Name | Type | Default value | Purpose | Comment | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| motd_conf | Boolean | false | true/false switch to en/disable role, always defaults to "false", so a role is only enabled (over the inventory, groupsvars and so on) if really needed and our setup is modular | jammy_motd | |
| modt_logi | String | " 𝙀𝙏𝙃 Zurich " | String which prints the logo. If multiple lines are needed, you can creat new lines with \n, no spaces needed. | jammy_motd | |
| motd_print_last_ansible_update | Boolean | false | print time and date of the last ansible config run out over motd | jammy_motd | |
| grub_timeout | int | 2 | Integer to grub menu timeout in seconds | jammy_motd | |
| support_wiki | String | "" | String which prints the wiki url at login | will only be printed out, if definied ("" is ignored) | jammy_motd |
| support_url | String | "https://www.s4d.id.ethz.ch/linux/" | String which prints the userdocumentation url at login | will only be printed out, if definied ("" is ignored) | jammy_motd |
| support_contact | String | "s4d-linux-support@id.ethz.ch" | String which prints the support contact (as default our mail s4d-linux-support@id.ethz.ch) at login | will only be printed out, if definied ("" is ignored) | jammy_motd |
| motd_news | String | "" | String which prints some news at login | will only be printed out, if definied ("" is ignored) | jammy_motd |
| motd_server_news | String | "" | String which prints some server_news at login, perfectly for anouncing the next security patching window | will only be printed out, if definied ("" is ignored) | jammy_motd |
| last_ansible_update | String | "{{ ansible_date_time.date }}" | method to fill in the date and time each ansible config (motd!) run | if you want to show this timestamp to the users, please ensure "motd_print_last_ansible_update" is set to "true" & and this role jammy_motd is included into the config run (this can be simply ensured over the tag "motd") | jammy_motd |
| server_contact | String | servicedesk-linux@id.ethz.ch | contact of the serveradmin (mostly a PHD/researchers), important to know, how is in charge of/using this system | multirole | |
| home_folder_protocol | String | "" | defines, which home_folder_protocol is used, if it is set to "local", a backup warning is printed | multirole |
Dependencies
None
Example Playbook
Including an example of how to use your role (for instance, with variables passed in as parameters) is always nice for users too:
- hosts: servers
roles:
- { role: jammy_motd, tags: ["jammy", "motd", "pr", "news", "patching"] }
License
BSD
Author Information
Maintainer: Niklaus (Niggi) Kappeler
Support-Contact: servicedesk-linux@id.ethz.ch