Note
This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 2.0.1).
To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.gconftool2.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| config_source string | Specify a configuration source to use rather than the default path. See man gconftool-2(1) | |
| direct boolean |
| Access the config database directly, bypassing server. If direct is specified then the config_source must be specified as well. See man gconftool-2(1) |
| key string / required | A GConf preference key is an element in the GConf repository that corresponds to an application preference. See man gconftool-2(1) | |
| state string / required |
| The action to take upon the key/value. |
| value string | Preference keys typically have simple values such as strings, integers, or lists of strings and integers. This is ignored if the state is "get". See man gconftool-2(1) | |
| value_type string |
| The type of value being set. This is ignored if the state is "get". |
- name: Change the widget font to "Serif 12"
community.general.gconftool2:
key: "/desktop/gnome/interface/font_name"
value_type: "string"
value: "Serif 12"
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| key string | success | The key specified in the module parameters Sample: /desktop/gnome/interface/font_name |
| value string | success | The value of the preference key after executing the module Sample: Serif 12 |
| value_type string | success | The type of the value that was changed Sample: string |
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