Autofs mounter

This role will automatically mount a specific network share in a specific mountpoint on the target device.

General

This Role fullfills the following steps:

• Install autofs service

  - name: Install autofs service
    apt:
      name: autofs
      state: present

• Install cifs-utils

  - name: Install cifs-utils
    apt:
      name: cifs-utils
      state: present

• Create the mountpoint

  - name: Create Scratch directory
    file:
      path: "{{ scratch_mnt }}"
      state: directory

• Copy template auto.master from templates to /etc

  - name: Copy auto.master file
    template:
      src: auto.master
      dest: /etc/auto.master
      force: true

• Copy template auto.software from templates to /etc

  - name: Copy auto.software file
    template:
      src: auto.software
      dest: /etc/auto.software
      force: true

• Restart AutoFS Service

  - name: Restart autofs service
    service:
      name: autofs
      state: restarted
    become: true

Dependencies

Role Dependencies

None

Package Dependencies

None

Role Variables

Name	Type	Default value	Purpose	Comment	Role
autofs_is_enabled	Boolean	false	If this variable is set to true in the inventory file, Ansible will run the role Has to be defined in hosts file	Possible values: true: enables role false: disables role	noble_autofs
scratch_mnt	String	-	This variable defines the mountpoint on the target system. Doesn't have to be already existing Has to be defined in hosts file	Example: /mnt/groupshare: Sets mountpoint to /mnt/groupshare	noble_autofs
scratch_path	String	-	This variable defines the target share, which has to be mounted on the device Has to be defined in hosts file	Example: //SERVERNAME/sharename/: Mounts //SERVERNAME/sharename on target device	noble_autofs
scratch_protocol	String	-	This variable defines the protocol that should be used Has to be defined in hosts file	Possible values: nfs: Use NFS protocol for mounting the share cifs: Use CIFS protocol for mounting the share	noble_autofs

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:

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- hosts: all
  roles:
  - noble_autofs

Example Inventory/hosts

COMPUTERNAME:
  mac_address: aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff
  autofs_is_enabled: true
  scratch_mnt: /mnt/groupshare
  scratch_path: //SERVERNAME/sharename
  scratch_protocol: cifs

License

BSD

Author Information

Maintainer:
Sandro Romagnoli

Support-Contact:
s4d-linux-support@id.ethz.ch

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