New in version 2.3.
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| config_source |
no |
Specify a configuration source to use rather than the default path. See man gconftool-2(1)
|
||
| direct |
no |
|
Access the config database directly, bypassing server. If direct is specified then the config_source must be specified as well. See man gconftool-2(1)
|
|
| key |
yes |
A GConf preference key is an element in the GConf repository that corresponds to an application preference. See man gconftool-2(1)
|
||
| state |
yes |
|
The action to take upon the key/value.
|
|
| value |
no |
Preference keys typically have simple values such as strings, integers, or lists of strings and integers. This is ignored if the state is "get". See man gconftool-2(1)
|
||
| value_type |
no |
|
The type of value being set. This is ignored if the state is "get".
|
- name: Change the widget font to "Serif 12" gconftool2: key: "/desktop/gnome/interface/font_name" value_type: "string" value: "Serif 12"
Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| name | description | returned | type | sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| key |
The key specified in the module parameters
|
success | string | /desktop/gnome/interface/font_name |
| value |
The value of the preference key after executing the module
|
success | string | Serif 12 |
| value_type |
The type of the value that was changed
|
success | string | string |
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
For help in developing on modules, should you be so inclined, please read Community Information & Contributing, Testing Ansible and Developing Modules.