New in version 1.9.
/etc/crypttab.| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| backing_device | no | Path to the underlying block device or file, or the UUID of a block-device prefixed with UUID=
| ||
| name | yes | Name of the encrypted block device as it appears in the /etc/crypttab file, or optionally prefixed with /dev/mapper/, as it appears in the filesystem. /dev/mapper/ will be stripped from name. | ||
| opts | no | A comma-delimited list of options. See crypttab(5 ) for details. | ||
| password | no | none | Encryption password, the path to a file containing the password, or 'none' or '-' if the password should be entered at boot. | |
| path | no | /etc/crypttab | Path to file to use instead of /etc/crypttab. This might be useful in a chroot environment. | |
| state | yes |
| Use present to add a line to /etc/crypttab or update it's definition if already present. Use absent to remove a line with matching name. Use opts_present to add options to those already present; options with different values will be updated. Use opts_absent to remove options from the existing set. |
# Since column is a special character in YAML, if your string contains a column, it's better to use quotes around the string
- name: Set the options explicitly a device which must already exist
crypttab:
name: luks-home
state: present
opts: 'discard,cipher=aes-cbc-essiv:sha256'
- name: Add the 'discard' option to any existing options for all devices
crypttab:
name: '{{ item.device }}'
state: opts_present
opts: discard
with_items: '{{ ansible_mounts }}'
when: "'/dev/mapper/luks-' in {{ item.device }}"
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