community.general.kdeconfig module – Manage KDE configuration files

Note

This module is part of the community.general collection (version 10.7.5).

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. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

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

New in community.general 6.5.0

Synopsis 

Add or change individual settings in KDE configuration files.
It uses kwriteconfig under the hood.

Requirements 

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

kwriteconfig

Parameters 

Parameter	Comments
attributes aliases: attr string	The attributes the resulting filesystem object should have. To get supported flags look at the man page for `chattr` on the target system. This string should contain the attributes in the same order as the one displayed by `lsattr`. The `=` operator is assumed as default, otherwise `+` or `-` operators need to be included in the string.
backup boolean	Create a backup file. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
group string	Name of the group that should own the filesystem object, as would be fed to `chown`. When left unspecified, it uses the current group of the current user unless you are root, in which case it can preserve the previous ownership.
kwriteconfig_path path	Path to the kwriteconfig executable. If not specified, Ansible will try to discover it.
mode any	The permissions the resulting filesystem object should have. For those used to `/usr/bin/chmod` remember that modes are actually octal numbers. You must give Ansible enough information to parse them correctly. For consistent results, quote octal numbers (for example, `'644'` or `'1777'`) so Ansible receives a string and can do its own conversion from string into number. Adding a leading zero (for example, `0755`) works sometimes, but can fail in loops and some other circumstances. Giving Ansible a number without following either of these rules will end up with a decimal number which will have unexpected results. As of Ansible 1.8, the mode may be specified as a symbolic mode (for example, `u+rwx` or `u=rw,g=r,o=r`). If `mode` is not specified and the destination filesystem object does not exist, the default `umask` on the system will be used when setting the mode for the newly created filesystem object. If `mode` is not specified and the destination filesystem object does exist, the mode of the existing filesystem object will be used. Specifying `mode` is the best way to ensure filesystem objects are created with the correct permissions. See CVE-2020-1736 for further details.
owner string	Name of the user that should own the filesystem object, as would be fed to `chown`. When left unspecified, it uses the current user unless you are root, in which case it can preserve the previous ownership. Specifying a numeric username will be assumed to be a user ID and not a username. Avoid numeric usernames to avoid this confusion.
path path / required	Path to the config file. If the file does not exist it will be created.
selevel string	The level part of the SELinux filesystem object context. This is the MLS/MCS attribute, sometimes known as the `range`. When set to `_default`, it will use the `level` portion of the policy if available.
serole string	The role part of the SELinux filesystem object context. When set to `_default`, it will use the `role` portion of the policy if available.
setype string	The type part of the SELinux filesystem object context. When set to `_default`, it will use the `type` portion of the policy if available.
seuser string	The user part of the SELinux filesystem object context. By default it uses the `system` policy, where applicable. When set to `_default`, it will use the `user` portion of the policy if available.
unsafe_writes boolean	Influence when to use atomic operation to prevent data corruption or inconsistent reads from the target filesystem object. By default this module uses atomic operations to prevent data corruption or inconsistent reads from the target filesystem objects, but sometimes systems are configured or just broken in ways that prevent this. One example is docker mounted filesystem objects, which cannot be updated atomically from inside the container and can only be written in an unsafe manner. This option allows Ansible to fall back to unsafe methods of updating filesystem objects when atomic operations fail (however, it doesn’t force Ansible to perform unsafe writes). IMPORTANT! Unsafe writes are subject to race conditions and can lead to data corruption. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
values list / elements=dictionary / required	List of values to set.
bool_value boolean	Boolean value. One between this and `values[].value` is required. Choices: `false` `true`
group string	The option’s group. One between this and `values[].groups` is required.
groups list / elements=string	List of the option’s groups. One between this and `values[].group` is required.
key string / required	The option’s name.
value string	The option’s value. One between this and `values[].bool_value` is required.

Attributes 

Attribute	Support	Description
check_mode	Support: full	Can run in `check_mode` and return changed status prediction without modifying target.
diff_mode	Support: full	Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in `check_mode`), when in diff mode.

Examples 

- name: Ensure "Homepage=https://www.ansible.com/" in group "Branding"
  community.general.kdeconfig:
    path: /etc/xdg/kickoffrc
    values:
      - group: Branding
        key: Homepage
        value: https://www.ansible.com/
    mode: '0644'

- name: Ensure "KEY=true" in groups "Group" and "Subgroup", and "KEY=VALUE" in Group2
  community.general.kdeconfig:
    path: /etc/xdg/someconfigrc
    values:
      - groups: [Group, Subgroup]
        key: KEY
        bool_value: true
      - group: Group2
        key: KEY
        value: VALUE
    backup: true

Authors

Salvatore Mesoraca (@smeso)

community.general.kdeconfig module – Manage KDE configuration files

Synopsis

Requirements

Parameters

Attributes

Examples