inittab – Manage inittab entries on AIX.
Synopsis
It allows to create, change and remove entries in the /etc/inittab file.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
AIX >= 7.1 TL3
Python >= 3.6
Privileged user with authorization: aix.system.config.inittab
Parameters
- state (True, str, None)
Specifies the action to be performed for the entry.
presentcreates the entry in the /etc/inittab file.
absentdeletes an existing entry.
modifychanges an existing entry.- name (True, str, None)
Specifies the name of the entry to manage.
- runlevel (True, str, None)
Specifies the run levels in which the name can be processed.
The format is the level number next to each other without separators, such as
'235789'.- action (True, str, None)
Specifies the action init will perform.
- command (True, str, None)
Specifies the command to run.
- insertafter (optional, str, None)
Specifies the name of the entry to write the new entry after.
Examples
- name: Create new entry for uprintfd
inittab:
state: present
name: uprintfd
runlevel: '23456789'
action: 'respawn'
command: '/usr/sbin/uprintfd'
insertafter: 'perfstat'
- name: Change entry for uprintfd
inittab:
state: modify
name: uprintfd
runlevel: '1234567'
action: 'respawn'
command: '/usr/sbin/uprintfd'
Return Values
- msg (always, str, )
The execution message.
- rc’ (If the command failed., int, )
The return code.
- stdout’ (If the command failed., str, )
The standard output.
- stderr’ (If the command failed., str, )
The standard error.
Status
This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by community.