feat: Ubuntu support

README.md

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ host. Previous settings will be lost, even if they are not specified
 in the role variables. Currently, this includes replacing at least the
 following configuration file:
 
-* `/etc/kdump.conf`
+* `/etc/kdump.conf` (RedHat like OS)
+* `/etc/default/kdump-tools` (Ubuntu only, for now)
 
 ## Requirements
 
@@ -97,6 +98,20 @@ re-execute the role after boot.
 
 Default: `false`
 
+## Ubuntu
+
+To configure the default file-overwriting behavior, use for example:
+
+```yaml
+kdump_kdump_tools:
+  USE_KDUMP: 1
+  KDUMP_KERNEL: /var/lib/kdump/vmlinuz
+  KDUMP_INITRD: /var/lib/kdump/initrd.img
+  KDUMP_COREDIR: "/var/crash"
+  MAKEDUMP_ARGS: "-c -d 31"
+  KDUMP_FAIL_CMD: "reboot -f"
+```
+
 ## Ansible Facts Returned by the Role
 
 **kdump_reboot_required**: The role sets this fact if the managed node requires

handlers/main.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: Restart kdump
   service:
-    name: kdump
+    name: "{{ __kdump_service }}"
     state: restarted
   when:
     - not __kdump_service_start.changed | d(false)

tasks/main.yml

@@ -11,23 +11,23 @@
 
 - name: Ensure that kdump is enabled
   service:
-    name: kdump
+    name: "{{ __kdump_service }}"
     enabled: true
 
 - name: Include SSH tasks
   include_tasks: ssh.yml
   when:
     - kdump_target.type | d(none) == 'ssh'
 
-- name: Get mode of /etc/kdump.conf if it exists
+- name: Get mode of kdump configuration file if it exists
   stat:
-    path: /etc/kdump.conf
+    path: "{{ __kdump_conf_file }}"
   register: __kdump_conf
 
-- name: Generate /etc/kdump.conf
+- name: Generate kdump configuration file
   template:
-    src: kdump.conf.j2
-    dest: /etc/kdump.conf
+    src: "{{ __kdump_conf_file | basename }}.j2"
+    dest: "{{ __kdump_conf_file }}"
     backup: true
     mode: "{{ __kdump_conf.stat.mode | d('0644') }}"
   notify: Restart kdump
@@ -85,6 +85,6 @@
 # to explicitly start kdump to rebuild initrd.
 - name: Ensure that kdump is started
   service:
-    name: kdump
+    name: "{{ __kdump_service }}"
     state: started
   register: __kdump_service_start

templates/kdump-tools.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{{ ansible_managed | comment }}
+{{ "system_role:kdump" | comment(prefix="", postfix="") }}
+
+{% for key, value in kdump_kdump_tools.items() %}
+{{ key }} = {{ value }}
+{% endfor %}

vars/Ubuntu.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+__kdump_packages:
+  - iproute2  # for fact gathering for ip facts
+  - kexec-tools
+  - kdump-tools
+  - linux-crashdump
+  - openssh-client
+
+__kdump_conf_file: /etc/default/kdump-tools
+__kdump_service: kdump-tools

vars/main.yml

@@ -43,3 +43,7 @@ __kdump_is_rh_distro: "{{ ansible_distribution in __kdump_rh_distros }}"
 # Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone, or Fedora
 __kdump_is_rh_distro_fedora: "{{ ansible_distribution in __kdump_rh_distros_fedora }}"
 # END - DO NOT EDIT THIS BLOCK - rh distros variables
+
+__kdump_service: kdump
+
+__kdump_conf_file: /etc/kdump.conf