Note
This plugin is part of the theforeman.foreman collection (version 2.2.0).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible
package. It is not included in ansible-core
. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list
.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install theforeman.foreman
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: theforeman.foreman.provisioning_template
.
New in version 1.0.0: of theforeman.foreman
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
audit_comment string | Content of the audit comment field | |
file_name path | The path of a template file, that shall be imported. Either this or template is required as a source for the Provisioning Template "content". | |
kind string |
| The provisioning template kind |
locations list / elements=string | List of locations the entity should be assigned to | |
locked boolean |
| Determines whether the template shall be locked |
name string | The name of the Provisioning Template. If omited, will be determined from the name header of the template or the filename (in that order).The special value "*" can be used to perform bulk actions (modify, delete) on all existing templates. | |
operatingsystems list / elements=string | List of operating systems the entity should be assigned to. Operating systems are looked up by their title which is composed as "<name> <major>.<minor>". You can omit the version part as long as you only have one operating system by that name. | |
organizations list / elements=string | List of organizations the entity should be assigned to | |
password string / required | Password of the user accessing the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable FOREMAN_PASSWORD will be used instead. | |
server_url string / required | URL of the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable FOREMAN_SERVER_URL will be used instead. | |
state string |
| State of the entity present_with_defaults will ensure the entity exists, but won't update existing ones |
template string | The content of the provisioning template. Either this or file_name is required as a source for the Provisioning Template "content". | |
updated_name string | New provisioning template name. When this parameter is set, the module will not be idempotent. | |
username string / required | Username accessing the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable FOREMAN_USERNAME will be used instead. | |
validate_certs boolean |
| Whether or not to verify the TLS certificates of the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable FOREMAN_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used instead. |
# Keep in mind, that in this case, the inline parameters will be overwritten - name: "Create a Provisioning Template inline" theforeman.foreman.provisioning_template: username: "admin" password: "changeme" server_url: "https://foreman.example.com" name: A New Finish Template kind: finish state: present template: | <%# name: Finish timetravel kind: finish %> cd / rm -rf * locations: - Gallifrey organizations: - TARDIS INC - name: "Create a Provisioning Template from a file" theforeman.foreman.provisioning_template: username: "admin" password: "changeme" server_url: "https://foreman.example.com" file_name: timeywimey_template.erb state: present locations: - Gallifrey organizations: - TARDIS INC # Due to the module logic, deleting requires a template dummy, # either inline or from a file. - name: "Delete a Provisioning Template" theforeman.foreman.provisioning_template: username: "admin" password: "changeme" server_url: "https://foreman.example.com" name: timeywimey_template template: | <%# dummy: %> state: absent - name: "Create a Provisioning Template from a file and modify with parameter" theforeman.foreman.provisioning_template: username: "admin" password: "changeme" server_url: "https://foreman.example.com" file_name: timeywimey_template.erb name: Wibbly Wobbly Template state: present locations: - Gallifrey organizations: - TARDIS INC # Providing a name in this case wouldn't be very sensible. # Alternatively make use of with_filetree to parse recursively with filter. - name: "Parsing a directory of provisioning templates" theforeman.foreman.provisioning_template: username: "admin" password: "changeme" server_url: "https://foreman.example.com" file_name: "{{ item }}" state: present locations: - SKARO organizations: - DALEK INC with_fileglob: - "./arsenal_templates/*.erb" # If the templates are stored locally and the ansible module is executed on a remote host - name: Ensure latest version of all Provisioning Community Templates theforeman.foreman.provisioning_template: server_url: "https://foreman.example.com" username: "admin" password: "changeme" state: present template: '{{ lookup("file", item.src) }}' with_filetree: '/path/to/provisioning/templates' when: item.state == 'file' # with name set to "*" bulk actions can be performed - name: "Delete *ALL* provisioning templates" theforeman.foreman.provisioning_template: username: "admin" password: "changeme" server_url: "https://foreman.example.com" name: "*" state: absent - name: "Assign all provisioning templates to the same organization(s)" theforeman.foreman.provisioning_template: username: "admin" password: "changeme" server_url: "https://foreman.example.com" name: "*" state: present organizations: - DALEK INC - sky.net - Doc Brown's garage
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description | |
---|---|---|---|
entity dictionary | success | Final state of the affected entities grouped by their type. | |
provisioning_templates list / elements=dictionary | success | List of provisioning templates. |
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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/theforeman/foreman/provisioning_template_module.html