Configures a Linux machine to the corporate base image from default install media with a minimal install
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Ansible-Linux_Base

Configures a Linux machine to the corporate base image from default install media

Requirements

If the "base_core_hostname" variable is defined, it is recommended to set the ansible_ssh_common_args variable for the host to the following setting so the regeneration of the SSH host keys will not cause an error.

Variable Value
ansible_ssh_common_args '-o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no'

Role Variables

Core Variables

Variable Required Default Choices Comments
base_core_management_user No ansible_user Defines the account that ansible will use for management in the future
base_core_install_updates Yes True True, False Install all available updates for the distro at runtime
base_core_hostname No "" Defines the computer hostname
base_core_motd_banner No "" Banner to be added to MOTD if desired
base_core_ssh_permit_root_login Yes False True, False Permits the use of root logins for ssh
base_core_ssh_permit_password_authentication Yes False True, False Permits the use of passwords for ssh
base_core_cert_common_name No nodename Common name for created self-signed cert
base_core_root_ca_basename No "" Basename of the cert for local system reference
base_core_root_ca_convert Yes False True, False Converts the defined certificate from DER to PEM type
base_core_root_ca_url No "" URL of a Root CA to install
base_core_web_management Yes False True, False Enables installation of the Cockpit web management package(s)

Example

Execute playbook with needed variables

ansible-playbook -i hosts site.yml --ask-pass --ask-become-pass

Inventory File:

---
# file: hosts.yml

prod:
  hosts:
    prod-svr01:
      ansible_host: 192.168.0.10
      base_core_hostname: "prod-svr01"
    prod-svr02:
      ansible_host: 192.168.0.11

  vars:
    ansible_ssh_common_args: '-o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no'
    base_core_ssh_permit_password_authentication: true
    ansible_user: haletek
    base_core_motd_banner: "##########################################\n    __  __        __       __         __  \n   / / / /____ _ / /___   / /_ ___   / /__\n  / /_/ // __ `// // _ \\ / __// _ \\ / //_/\n / __  // /_/ // //  __// /_ /  __// ,<   \n/_/ /_/ \\__,_//_/ \\___/ \\__/ \\___//_/|_|  \n##########################################"
    base_core_root_ca_url: "http://cert.haletek.cloud/PKI/RootCA.cer"
    base_core_root_ca_basename: "HLTKCL_RootCA"
    base_core_root_ca_convert: false

Tags

Available tags for the role:

Role Tags
Base all, authorized_key, automatic_updates, cert, firewall, hostname, kernel, motd, password_auth, root_ca, root_login, ssh, time_sync, web_management