Add support for autofs mount points.

defaults/main.yml

@@ -12,11 +12,23 @@ locales_list:
   - { name: 'it_IT' }
 
 #
-# Define the following variables to manage additional disks and mount points
+# Define the following variables to manage additional disks and mount points, even static nfs ones
 additional_disks: False
 disks_and_mountpoints_list: []
 #  - { mountpoint: '/data', device: 'xvda3', fstype: 'xfs', opts: 'noatime', state: 'mounted', create_filesystem: True }
 
+# autofs mount points
+autofs_client_mountpoint: False
+autofs_packages_deb:
+  - autofs
+
+autofs_packages_el:
+  - autofs
+
+# path: without the initial /
+autofs_maps: []
+#  - { map_name: 'data', mount_point_prefix: '/', path: 'data', nfs_server: 'nfs.example.com', remote_export: '/export' }
+
 # tmpreaper
 tmpreaper_install: False
 tmpreaper_protect_extra: ''

tasks/additional_disks.yml

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
       when:
         - additional_disks
         - item.create_filesystem
+        - item.fstype != 'nfs'
 
     - name: Manage the additional file systems
       mount: name={{ item.mountpoint }} src={{ item.root_device | default('/dev') }}/{{ item.device }} fstype={{ item.fstype }} opts={{ item.opts }} state={{ item.state }}

tasks/autofs.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+---
+- name: Install and configure autofs on Ubuntu/Debian
+  block:
+    - name: Install the autofs packages on Ubuntu/Debian
+      apt: pkg={{ autofs_packages_deb }} state=present cache_valid_time=1800
+
+  when: ansible_distribution_file_variety == "Debian"
+  tags: [ 'nfs', 'autofs' ]
+
+- name: Install and configure autofs on EL
+  block:
+    - name: Install the autofs packages onn EL
+      yum: pkg={{ autofs_packages_el }} state=present
+
+  when: ansible_distribution_file_variety == "RedHat"
+  tags: [ 'nfs', 'autofs' ]
+
+- name: Configure autofs and its maps
+  block:
+    - name: Create the mount points
+      file: dest={{ item.mountpoint_prefix }}/{{ item.path }} state=directory owner=root group=root mode=0755
+      with_items: '{{ autofs_maps }}'
+
+    - name: Install the autofs master configuration
+      template: src=auto.master.j2 dest=/etc/auto.master owner=root group=root mode=0644
+      register: reg_autofs_master_conf
+
+    - name: Install the autofs map files
+      template: src=auto.data.j2 dest=/etc/auto.{{ item.map_name }} owner=root group=root mode=0644
+      with_items: '{{ autofs_maps }}'
+      register: autofs_conf
+
+    - name: Ensure that autofs is enabled and running
+      service: name=autofs state=started enabled=yes
+
+    - name: Restart autofs if the configuration changed
+      service: name=autofs state=restarted
+      when: reg_autofs_master_conf is changed
+
+  tags: [ 'nfs', 'autofs' ]
+

tasks/main.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 - import_tasks: http_client_proxy.yml
 - import_tasks: additional_disks.yml
   when: additional_disks
+- import_tasks: autofs.yml
+  when: autofs_client_mountpoint
 - import_tasks: tmpreaper.yml
 - import_tasks: trusted_ca.yml
 

templates/auto.data.j2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{ item.path }} / {{ item.nfs_server }}:{{ item.remote_export }}

templates/auto.master.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{% for maps in autofs_maps %}
+{{ maps.mountpoint_prefix }} /etc/auto.{{ maps.map_name }}
+{% endfor %}