/etc/crypttab.| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| backing_device string | Path to the underlying block device or file, or the UUID of a block-device prefixed with UUID=. | |
| name string / required | Name of the encrypted block device as it appears in the /etc/crypttab file, or optionally prefixed with /dev/mapper/, as it appears in the filesystem. /dev/mapper/ will be stripped from name. | |
| opts string | A comma-delimited list of options. See crypttab(5 ) for details. | |
| password path | Encryption password, the path to a file containing the password, or - or unset if the password should be entered at boot. | |
| path path | Default: "/etc/crypttab" | Path to file to use instead of /etc/crypttab.This might be useful in a chroot environment. |
| state string / required |
| Use present to add a line to /etc/crypttab or update its definition if already present.Use absent to remove a line with matching name. Use opts_present to add options to those already present; options with different values will be updated. Use opts_absent to remove options from the existing set. |
- name: Set the options explicitly a device which must already exist
crypttab:
name: luks-home
state: present
opts: discard,cipher=aes-cbc-essiv:sha256
- name: Add the 'discard' option to any existing options for all devices
crypttab:
name: '{{ item.device }}'
state: opts_present
opts: discard
loop: '{{ ansible_mounts }}'
when: "'/dev/mapper/luks-' in {{ item.device }}"
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