aix_inittab - Manages the inittab on AIX.
New in version 2.3.
Synopsis
- Manages the inittab on AIX.
Requirements (on host that executes module)
- itertools
Options
parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
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action |
yes |
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Action what the init has to do with this entry.
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command |
yes |
What command has to run.
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insertafter |
no |
After which inittabline should the new entry inserted.
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name |
yes |
Name of the inittab entry.
aliases: service
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runlevel |
yes |
Runlevel of the entry.
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state |
no | present |
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Whether the entry should be present or absent in the inittab file
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Examples
# Add service startmyservice to the inittab, directly after service existingservice. - name: Add startmyservice to inittab aix_inittab: name: startmyservice runlevel: 4 action: once command: "echo hello" insertafter: existingservice state: present become: yes # Change inittab entry startmyservice to runlevel "2" and processaction "wait". - name: Change startmyservice to inittab aix_inittab: name: startmyservice runlevel: 2 action: wait command: "echo hello" state: present become: yes # Remove inittab entry startmyservice. - name: remove startmyservice from inittab aix_inittab: name: startmyservice runlevel: 2 action: wait command: "echo hello" state: absent become: yes
Return Values
Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:
name | description | returned | type | sample |
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changed |
whether the inittab changed or not
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always | boolean | True |
msg |
action done with the inittab entry
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changed | string | changed inittab entry startmyservice |
name |
name of the adjusted inittab entry
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always | string | startmyservice |
Notes
Note
- The changes are persistent across reboots, you need root rights to read or adjust the inittab with the lsitab, chitab, mkitab or rmitab commands.
- tested on AIX 7.1.
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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