Ansible Tips

ansible_tips.yml

# Execute gnome action as a user
- name: enable middle click
  shell: "sudo -u {{ core_username.stdout }} dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.mouse middle-button-enabled true"


# Execute Gem Install using RVM
- name: install knife-solo
  shell: >
    executable=/bin/bash source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh;
    gem install --no-ri --no-rdoc knife-solo

# Check if a file exists
- name: check if RVM is installed
  stat: path=/etc/profile.d/rvm.sh
  register: rvm

- name: run apt-get update again. will speed up rvm install
  apt: update_cache=yes
  when: rvm.stat.exists == False

#Assign core user of laptop to 'core_username' var
- name: get username of core user
  shell: 'grep "^sudo" /etc/group | cut -d: -f4 | cut -d, -f1'
  register: core_username