Local repo in CentOs7 using Ansible

[Hariprasad S]

Hi All, 

I'm pretty new to Ansible. Have started working on Ansible about a week back.

I have given a task to create a local repo using ansible in CentOs system.

This is my yaml file:

---

- name: configuring yum local repository

  hosts: testServer

  remote_user: root

  become: yes

  tasks:

  - name: Add repository

    yum_repository:

      name: custom_repository

      description: local_repository

      baseurl: file:///root/

      enabled: yes

The .repo file is create /etc/yum.repos.d/ ,but i couldn't able to install any package using this repo. When i tried to install rpm which is place in /root/, it give the following error:

Setting up Install Process

Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile

file:///root/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] Could not open/read file:///root/repodata/repomd.xml

Trying other mirror.

Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: custom_repository. Please verify its path and try again

I understand this repomd.xml can be created by using manually by executing "createrepo /root/" executable which come as part of yum commands. I want to know, how the "createrepo command" can be executed using ansible scripts? what is parameter i have to set in Ansible script to create the repomd.xml ?

Kindly help.

Thanks

Hari

[Dick Davies]

Hi

you want to use a "command:" task.

If I was you I'd

* create a handler to run the createrepo command
* have a list of files you want to fill that directory
* upload the files with Ansible e.g. with a copy: task into the directory
* have a notify: clause on the file upload task (see docs) that
triggers the createrepo handler when the upload task changes
* oh, and use a different directory from /root ...

Have fun!

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