getconf – Reports system configuration variable values as facts.
Synopsis
List system configuration variable values.
Will not list PathConfiguration or DeviceVariable by default
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Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
AIX >= 7.1 TL3
Python >= 2.7
Parameters
- variable (optional, str, )
Specifies a system configuration variable (SystemwideConfiguration), a system path configuration variable (PathConfiguration), or a device variable (DeviceVariable)
- path (optional, str, )
Specifies a path name for the PathConfiguration parameter (PathName), or a path name of a device (DeviceName)
Examples
- name: List all system configuration variable values.
getconf:
- name: Get hdisk0 size
getconf:
variable: DISK_SIZE
path: /dev/hdisk0
- name: Get ARG_MAX value
getconf:
variable: ARG_MAX
Return Values
- ansible_facts (always, complex, )
Facts to add to ansible_facts about the system configuration variable values.
- conf (success, dict, )
Contains a list of system configuration variable key-values.
Status
This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by community.