ansible-rhel4

Ansible support for EL4. Installs the last Python 2.7

Known issues:

• ansible.builtin.yum module doesn't work

Requirements

Add the following to hosts:

client_node ansible_python_interpreter=/opt/python2.7/bin/python2.7

The SSHD in EL4 supports only older algorithms. To login successfully in EL4 host, pass those options to the SSH client:

ssh -o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -o PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa -o KexAlgorithms=+diffie-hellman-group1-sha1

Example ~.ssh/config:

Host el4-host
  HostName el4-host.acme.local
  HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa
  PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa
  KexAlgorithms=+diffie-hellman-group1-sha1

Also, disable gathering of facts the first time:

gather_facts: no

The script is using raw SCP command from the local host. It won't work with --ask-pass

Role Variables

ansible_rhel4_python_version: "2.7.18"

Dependencies

EL4 repository archive must work to install development packages.

Example Playbook

Including an example of how to use your role (for instance, with variables passed in as parameters) is always nice for users too:

- hosts: servers
  become: yes
  gather_facts: no
  ansible_python_interpreter=/opt/python2.7/bin/python2.7
  roles:
     - { role: ansible-rhel4 }

License

BSD

Author Information