systemd-udevd

This role configures systemd-udevd and creates hwdb entries and rules

Requirements

systemd with udevd compiled in

Role Variables

Name	Default/Required	Description
udevd_log_level	info	udevd log level to set
udevd_hwdb_entries		Array of custom hwdb entries, see below for more information
udevd_rules		Array of custom rules, see below for more information

Custom hwdb entries

Each hwdb entry consists of any number of matches and any number of properties to set if a device matches. Both values can either be a string, or a list of strings. They must not be surrounded by any whitespace, indentation is automatically done by this role.

Name	Default/Required	Description
matches		String to match or list of strings
properties		Property to set or list of properties

Custom rules

Each rule consists of any number of matches and any number of assignments. They are sorted so the matches come before the assignments. The matches use == to compare, while the assignments use = to set variables.

Name	Default/Required	Description
matches		List of matches
assignments		List of assignments

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

- hosts: all
  roles:
  - systemd-udevd
    udevd_log_level: err
    udevd_hwdb_entries:
      - matches: [ "mouse:*:name:*Trackball*:", "mouse:*:name:*trackball*:" ]
        properties: "ID_INPUT_TRACKBALL=1"
    udevd_rules:
      - matches: [ 'KERNEL=="hdb"', 'DRIVER=="ide-disk"' ]
        assignmens: [ 'NAME="myDisk"' ]

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Author Information

• Janne Heß