community.general.cobbler_sync module – Sync Cobbler

Note

This module is part of the community.general collection (version 12.6.1).

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 community.general.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.cobbler_sync.

Synopsis
Parameters
Attributes
Notes
Examples

Synopsis

Sync Cobbler to commit changes.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
host string	The name or IP address of the Cobbler system. Default: `"127.0.0.1"`
password string	The password to log in to Cobbler.
port integer	Port number to be used for REST connection. The default value depends on parameter `use_ssl`.
use_ssl boolean	If `false`, an HTTP connection is used instead of the default HTTPS connection. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)
username string	The username to log in to Cobbler. Default: `"cobbler"`
validate_certs boolean	If `false`, SSL certificates are not validated. This should only set to `false` when used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)

Attributes

Attribute	Support	Description
check_mode	Support: full	Can run in `check_mode` and return changed status prediction without modifying target.
diff_mode	Support: none	Returns details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in `check_mode`), when in diff mode.

Notes

Note

Concurrently syncing Cobbler is bound to fail with weird errors.

Examples

- name: Commit Cobbler changes
  community.general.cobbler_sync:
    host: cobbler01
    username: cobbler
    password: MySuperSecureP4sswOrd
  run_once: true
  delegate_to: localhost

Authors

Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)

Collection links

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/cobbler_sync_module.html