README.md

Kmod Puppet module

Description

This module provides definitions to manipulate modprobe.conf (5) stanzas:

• kmod::alias
• kmod::install
• kmod::blacklist

It depends on Augeas with the modprobe lens.

Usage

This module has five main defined types:

• kmod::load
• kmod::alias
• kmod::option
• kmod::install
• kmod::blacklist

kmod::load

Loads a module using modprobe and manages persistent modules in /etc/sysconfig/modules

  kmod::load { 'mymodule': }

kmod::alias

Adds an alias to modprobe.conf, by default /etc/modprobe.d/<name>.conf is assumed for a filename.

  kmod::alias { 'bond0':
    source => 'bonding',
  }

Params:

• source: Name of the module to alias
• aliasname: Name of the alias (defaults to the resource title)
• file: File to write to (see above default)

kmod::option

Adds an option to modprobe.conf

  kmod::option { 'bond0 mode':
    module  => 'bond0',
    option  => 'mode',
    value   => '1',
  }

  kmod::option { 'bond0':
    option => 'mode',
    value  => '1',
  }

Params:

• option: Name of the parameter to add
• value: Value of the parameter
• module: Name of the module (if ommited, the resource title is used)
• file: File to write to (defaults to /etc/modprobe.d/<module name>.conf)

kmod::blacklist

Manages modprobe blacklist entries. Blacklist entries prevents module aliases from being used, but would not prevent the module from being loaded. To prevent a module from being loaded use kmod::install

  kmod::blacklist { 'foo': }

Params:

• file: File to write to, defaults to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

kmod::install

Manage modprobe install entries

   kmod::install { 'pcspkr': }

If you want to ensure that module can't be loaded at all you can do the following:

   kmod::install { 'dccp': command => '/bin/false' }

Params:

• file: File to write to (defaults to /etc/modprobe.d/<module name>.conf)
• command: (optional) command associated with the install, defaults to /bin/true

Using the module with hiera

The module makes available lists for every defined type that will create those defined types if defined as class parameters. The parameters are:

• kmod::list_of_blacklists:
• kmod::list_of_aliases:
• kmod::list_of_installs:
• kmod::list_of_loads:
• kmod::list_of_options:

Example usage:

---
kmod::list_of_blacklists:
  'foo01': {}
  'foo02': {}
  'foo03': {}
kmod::list_of_aliases:
  'foo01':
    source: 'squashfs'
    aliasname: 'squash01'
  'foo02':
    source: 'squashfs'
    aliasname: 'squash02'
kmod::list_of_installs:
  'dccp':
    command: '/bin/false'
  'blah':
    command: '/bin/true'
kmod::list_of_loads:
  'cramfs': {}
  'vfat': {}
kmod::list_of_options:
  'bond0 mode':
    module: 'bond0'
    option: 'mode'
    value: '1'
  'bond0':
    option: 'mode'
    value: '1'

Contributing

Please report bugs and feature request using GitHub issue tracker.

For pull requests, it is very much appreciated to check your Puppet manifest with puppet-lint to follow the recommended Puppet style guidelines from the Puppet Labs style guide.

Transfer Notice

This plugin was originally authored by Camptocamp. The maintainer preferred that Puppet Community take ownership of the module for future improvement and maintenance. Existing pull requests and issues were transferred over, please fork and continue to contribute here instead of Camptocamp.

Previously: https://github.com/camptocamp/puppet-kmod