Manage updatedb configuration file.

README.md

@@ -5,19 +5,29 @@
      * [OS Specific Variables](#os-specific-variables)
 3. [Example Playbook](#example-playbook)
 4. [Packages](#packages)
-5. [Development](#development)
+    * [New Packages](#new-packages)
-5. [License](#license)
+    * [Unwanted Packages](#unwanted-packages)
-6. [Author Information](#author-information)
+5. [Configuration](#configuration)
+    * [Updatedb](#updatedb)
+6. [Development](#development)
+7. [License](#license)
+8. [Author Information](#author-information)
 
 ## Overview
 
-Manage some packages from 'utils' section (Apt).
+Manage some packages installation and configuration from 'utils' section (Apt).
 
 ## Role Variables
 
 * **pkg_utils_new_state** : State of new pkg_utils packages [default : `installed`].
 * **pkg_utils_old_state** : State of useless pkg_utils [default : `absent`].
 * **pkg_utils_old_manage** : If this role should manage unwanted packages [default : `true`].
+* **pkg_utils_updatedb_conf_path** : Configuration file for **updatedb** [default : `/etc/updatedb.conf`].
+* **pkg_utils_updatedb_conf_tpl** : Template used to generate the previous config file [default : `etc/updatedb.conf.j2`].
+* **pkg_utils_updatedb_prune_bind_mounts** : Whether or not bind mounts are scanned [default: `true`].
+* **pkg_utils_updatedb_prunenames** : A list of directory names (without paths) which should not be scanned [default: `[.bzr, .git, .hg, .svn]`].
+* **pkg_utils_updatedb_prunepaths** : A list of path names of directories which should not be scanned [default: `[/media, /mnt, /tmp, /var/lib/ceph, /var/spool]`].
+* **pkg_utils_updatedb_prunefs** : A list of file system types (as used in /etc/mtab) which should not be scanned [default: `[afs, autofs, binfmt_misc, ceph, cifs, coda, curlftpfs, devfs, devpts, devtmpfs, ecryptfs, fuse.glusterfs, fuse.sshfs, fusesmb, iso9660, lustre, lustre_lite, mfs, ncpfs, NFS, nfs, nfs4, proc, rpc_pipefs, shfs, smbfs, sysfs, ftpfs, tmpfs, udf, usbfs]`].
 
 ### OS Specific Variables
 
@@ -84,6 +94,15 @@ sudo multitail -s 2 /var/log/auth.log /var/log/syslog /var/log/mail.log
 ### Unwanted Packages
 * **vim-tiny** : Compact version of vim editor.
 
+## Configuration
+
+### Updatedb
+
+Based on the [Oefenweb module][oefenweb ansible updatedb], thanks !
+
+* Set the default configuration file for *updatedb*.
+* Ensure to not scan some path, directories and filesystem.
+
 ## Development
 
 This source code comes from our [Gogs instance][pkg_utils source] and the [Github repo][pkg_utils github] exist just to be able to send the role to Ansible Galaxy…

defaults/main.yml

@@ -6,3 +6,51 @@ pkg_utils_new_state: 'installed'
 
 pkg_utils_old_state: 'absent'
 pkg_utils_old_manage: true
+
+# configuration
+pkg_utils_updatedb_conf_path: '/etc/updatedb.conf'
+pkg_utils_updatedb_conf_tpl: 'etc/updatedb.conf.j2'
+pkg_utils_updatedb_prune_bind_mounts: true
+pkg_utils_updatedb_prunenames:
+  - .bzr
+  - .git
+  - .hg
+  - .svn
+pkg_utils_updatedb_prunepaths:
+  - /media
+  - /mnt
+  - /tmp
+  - /var/lib/ceph
+  - /var/spool
+pkg_utils_updatedb_prunefs:
+  - afs
+  - autofs
+  - binfmt_misc
+  - ceph
+  - cifs
+  - coda
+  - curlftpfs
+  - devfs
+  - devpts
+  - devtmpfs
+  - ecryptfs
+  - fuse.glusterfs
+  - fuse.sshfs
+  - fusesmb
+  - iso9660
+  - lustre
+  - lustre_lite
+  - mfs
+  - ncpfs
+  - NFS
+  - nfs
+  - nfs4
+  - proc
+  - rpc_pipefs
+  - shfs
+  - smbfs
+  - sysfs
+  - ftpfs
+  - tmpfs
+  - udf
+  - usbfs

tasks/main.yml

@@ -24,4 +24,16 @@
     - '{{ pkg_utils_old_list }}'
   when: pkg_utils_old_manage
 
+# }}}
+
+  # configuration {{{
+- name: CONFIG updatedb
+  template:
+    src: '{{ pkg_utils_updatedb_conf_tpl }}'
+    dest: '{{ pkg_utils_updatedb_conf_path }}'
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
+    backup: true
+
 # }}}

templates/etc/updatedb.conf.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+
+PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS="{{ 'yes' if pkg_utils_updatedb_prune_bind_mounts else 'no' }}"
+PRUNENAMES="{{ pkg_utils_updatedb_prunenames | join(' ') }}"
+PRUNEPATHS="{{ pkg_utils_updatedb_prunepaths | join(' ') }}"
+PRUNEFS="{{ pkg_utils_updatedb_prunefs | join(' ') }}"