/modules

Chef cookbook to manage linux modules with /etc/modules and modprobe (linux 2.6 +)

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modules-cookbook

= DESCRIPTION: Chef cookbook to manage linux modules with /etc/modules and modprobe (linux 2.6 +)

= REQUIREMENTS:

Linux 2.6+ Ubuntu >9.10 (for the moment. use upstart and not init, any contribution is welcome)

= ATTRIBUTES: node[:modules] = A namespace for modules settings.

= USAGE: There are two ways of setting sysctl values:

  1. Set chef attributes in the sysctl namespace, E.G.: default[:modules][:loop]
  2. With Ressource/Provider

Resource/Provider

This cookbook includes LWRPs for managing:

  • modules
  • modules_multi

modules

Actions

  • :save: save and load a module (default)
  • :load: load a module
  • :remove: remove a (previous save) module.

Attribute Parameters

  • variable: variable to manage. "net.ipv4.ip_forward", "vm.swappiness" ...
  • value: value to affect to variable. "1", "0" ...
  • path: path to a specific file

Examples

modules_multi

#Actions

  • :save: save and set a sysctl value (default)
  • :set: set a sysctl value
  • :remove: remove a (previous set) sysctl.

Attribute Parameters

  • instructions: hash with instruction {variable => value, variable2 => value2}. override use of "variable" and "value".
  • path: path to a specific file

Examples