This role demonstrates the automatic configuration of a gentoo system from minimal install to first boot.

The role defines several defaults that an be overridden by the user

pubkey

The public key to deploy to the root user on the minimal cd. Primarily to negate the need for a password if you need to run twice. default: ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

main_disk

The target disk for the install. default: /dev/sda

swap_size

Size of the swap partition default: 2048m

fstype

filesystem type for root and boot drives default: ext4

force_format

Whether to force a reformat of a partition default: no

mirror

The mirror to fetch the gentoo stage3 sources from. default: http://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/gentoo

timezone

The timezone to set for the new system. default: America/Los_Angeles

domain

main domain for the new system default: met.tfoundry.com

kernel

The kernel configuration to use. default: config-3.13.0-24-generic

make_opts

any make options you wish to pass for ebuilds. default: -j4

management_interface

the main interface to configure default: ansible_default_ipv4.interface

root_passwd

the initial root password for the newly installed system. default: gentoo-root

gateway

the default gateway for the newly installed system. default: ansible_default_ipv4.gateway

netmask

the netmask for the newly installed system default: ansible_default_ipv4.netmask

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

- hosts: all
  roles:
     - gentoo

Also please see blog post for an example of using this role to deploy gentoo.

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James A. Kyle [email protected] http://blog.jameskyle.org