The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
mkfs) and blkid command. When resizefs is enabled, blockdev command is required too.| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| dev - / required | Target path to device or image file. aliases: device | |
| force boolean |
| If yes, allows to create new filesystem on devices that already has filesystem. |
| fstype - / required |
| Filesystem type to be created. reiserfs support was added in 2.2. lvm support was added in 2.5. since 2.5, dev can be an image file. vfat support was added in 2.5 ocfs2 support was added in 2.6 f2fs support was added in 2.7 swap support was added in 2.8 aliases: type |
| opts - | List of options to be passed to mkfs command. | |
| resizefs boolean |
| If yes, if the block device and filesystem size differ, grow the filesystem into the space.Supported for ext2, ext3, ext4, ext4dev, f2fs, lvm, xfs, vfat, swap filesystems.XFS Will only grow if mounted. vFAT will likely fail if fatresize < 1.04. |
Note
blkid, in case blkid isn’t able to detect an existing filesystem, this filesystem is overwritten even if force is no.- name: Create a ext2 filesystem on /dev/sdb1
filesystem:
fstype: ext2
dev: /dev/sdb1
- name: Create a ext4 filesystem on /dev/sdb1 and check disk blocks
filesystem:
fstype: ext4
dev: /dev/sdb1
opts: -cc
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