Create a specific user to launch `lmgrd`

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 * Install FlexLM dependencies.
 * Copy `lmgrd` and `lmutil` binaries.
 * Ensure to have a symlink for `lmgrd` to it's last version.
+* Create a specific user to launch `lmgrd`.

README.md

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ A role to manage Flexlm daemon.
 * **flexlm__lmgrd_path** : The place to store `lmgrd` bin [default : `/usr/local/bin/lmgrd`].
 * **flexlm__lmutil_source** : Source of the `lmutil` bin to send [default : `usr/local/bin/lmutil`].
 * **flexlm__lmutil_path** : The place to store `lmutil` bin [default : `/usr/local/bin/lmutil`].
+* **flexlm__user_name** : Username used to launch `lmgrd` [default : `flexlm`].
 
 ## Example Playbook
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ A role to manage Flexlm daemon.
 
 This role will :
 * Copy the `lmgrd` and `lmutil` binaries to the node.
+* Create a specific user to launch daemon.
 
 The `lmgrd` and `lmutil` binaries comes from [Mathworks][mathworks download url] in version **flexlm__lmgrd_version**.
 

defaults/main.yml

@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ flexlm__lmgrd_source: 'usr/local/bin/lmgrd'
 flexlm__lmgrd_path: '/usr/local/bin/lmgrd'
 flexlm__lmutil_source: 'usr/local/bin/lmutil'
 flexlm__lmutil_path: '/usr/local/bin/lmutil'
+
+# user
+flexlm__user_name: 'flexlm'

tasks/main.yml

@@ -13,29 +13,36 @@
 
 # }}}
 
+# user
+- name: Create flexlm user
+  user:
+    name: '{{ flexlm__user_name }}'
+    createhome: False
+    system: True
+
 # bin {{{
 - name: Add lmgrd bin
   copy:
     src: '{{ flexlm__lmgrd_source + "." + flexlm__lmgrd_version }}'
     dest: '{{ flexlm__lmgrd_path + "." + flexlm__lmgrd_version }}'
-    owner: root
-    group: root
+    owner: '{{ flexlm__user_name }}'
+    group: '{{ flexlm__user_name }}'
     mode: 0755
 
 - name: Link to the last version of lmgrd
   file:
     src: '{{ flexlm__lmgrd_path + "." + flexlm__lmgrd_version }}'
     dest: '{{ flexlm__lmgrd_path }}'
-    owner: root
-    group: root
+    owner: '{{ flexlm__user_name }}'
+    group: '{{ flexlm__user_name }}'
     state: link
 
 - name: Add lmutil bin
   copy:
     src: '{{ flexlm__lmutil_source }}'
     dest: '{{ flexlm__lmutil_path }}'
-    owner: root
-    group: root
+    owner: '{{ flexlm__user_name }}'
+    group: '{{ flexlm__user_name }}'
     mode: 0755
 
 # }}}