ansible / ansible.builtin / v2.9.27 / module / xattr Manage user defined extended attributes | "added in version" 1.3 of ansible.builtin" Authors: Brian Coca (@bcoca) stableinterface | supported by communityansible.builtin.xattr (v2.9.27) — module
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Install with pip install ansible==2.9.27
Manages filesystem user defined extended attributes.
Requires that extended attributes are enabled on the target filesystem and that the setfattr/getfattr utilities are present.
- name: Obtain the extended attributes of /etc/foo.conf xattr: path: /etc/foo.conf
- name: Set the key 'user.foo' to value 'bar' xattr: path: /etc/foo.conf key: foo value: bar
- name: Set the key 'trusted.glusterfs.volume-id' to value '0x817b94343f164f199e5b573b4ea1f914' xattr: path: /mnt/bricks/brick1 namespace: trusted key: glusterfs.volume-id value: "0x817b94343f164f199e5b573b4ea1f914"
- name: Remove the key 'user.foo' xattr: path: /etc/foo.conf key: foo state: absent
- name: Remove the key 'trusted.glusterfs.volume-id' xattr: path: /mnt/bricks/brick1 namespace: trusted key: glusterfs.volume-id state: absent
key: description: - The name of a specific Extended attribute key to set/retrieve. type: str path: aliases: - name description: - The full path of the file/object to get the facts of. - Before 2.3 this option was only usable as I(name). required: true type: path state: choices: - absent - all - keys - present - read default: read description: - defines which state you want to do. C(read) retrieves the current value for a C(key) (default) C(present) sets C(name) to C(value), default if value is set C(all) dumps all data C(keys) retrieves all keys C(absent) deletes the key type: str value: description: - The value to set the named name/key to, it automatically sets the C(state) to 'set'. type: str follow: default: true description: - If C(yes), dereferences symlinks and sets/gets attributes on symlink target, otherwise acts on symlink itself. type: bool namespace: default: user description: - Namespace of the named name/key. type: str version_added: '2.7' version_added_collection: ansible.builtin