User's ssh_config

This ansible role setup an '$HOME/.ssh/config' file for the targeted user defining the preferred default values for all ssh connections.

It also gives the opportunity to define a ssh proxy server to use for all ssh connections.

This is a role for any unix-like system.

Used in Splinter, an opinionated provisioning tool for macOS.

Example Playbook

- vars:
    target_user_id: "new_dev_account"
    target_user_home_dir: '/home'
    ssh_proxy_enabled: yes
    ssh_proxy_name: 'my.fancy-ssh-proxy.com'
    ssh_proxy_aliases: ['fancy-proxy','mysshproxy','fancy-ssh-proxy.com']
    ssh_proxy_port: 2222

- hosts: localhost
  roles:
  - marcomc.user_ssh_config

Variables

verbose: no
target_user_id: "{{ ansible_user_id }}" # mandatory - by default is the user running ansible
target_user_home_dir: ''                # optional - in case the target user home is in an unconventional path
ssh_proxy_enabled: no                   # optional - toggle the declaration of a SSH Proxy in the .ssh/config file
ssh_proxy_name: ''                      # optional - dns name or IP of your SSH proxy if you have one
ssh_proxy_aliases: []                   # optional - aliases or short names you might need to call your SSH proxy with
ssh_proxy_port: 22                      # optional - port you connect to your SSH proxy server (default is '22')

License

MIT

marcomc/ansible-role-user-ssh-config

User's ssh_config

Example Playbook

Variables

License