Ansible Role: macintosh_facts

An Ansible Role to install custom facts on Macintosh Computers for reporting. Here's a sample of these new facts:

$ ansible -m setup belladona -a filter=ansible_local
belladona | SUCCESS => {
    "ansible_facts": {
        "ansible_local": {
            "macintosh": {
                "computer_information": {
                    "info1": "Office 42",
                    "info2": "Tim Cook",
                    "info3": null,
                    "info4": null
                },
                "marketing_name": "Mac mini (2018)",
                "model_identifier": "Macmini8,1",
                "model_name": "Mac mini",
                "serial_number": "C03ZN6AMJYW0"
            }
        }
    },
    "changed": false
}

Requirements

The target host must be a Mac. You also have to become root on this host for fact installation.

Role Variables

None.

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

---
- name: Install custom facts for Macintosh
  hosts: macs
  # You have to become root to install the facts.
  become: yes
  roles:
     - role: bjoernalbers.macintosh_facts

License