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This project is archived and no longer maintained. Archived: 2026-03-26 Reason: Low community usage; no longer maintained
An Ansible role to install and configure CTDB (https://ctdb.samba.org/)
CTDB is a cluster implementation of the TDB database used by Samba and other projects to store temporary data.
Install additional Ansible required roles...
ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml
---
# defaults file for ansible-ctdb
config_ctdb: false
ctdb_backup_configs: true
ctdb_glusterfs_mount: '/mnt/ctdb' #NEEDS TO BE A GLUSTERFS MOUNT....or LOCKING FAILS
ctdb_glusterfs_client_mount: '/data/shares' #Defines root mount for creating shares
ctdb_install_samba: true #define if samba is to be installed using this role or set to false if you use another ansible role to install samba
ctdb_install_winbind: true
ctdb_lock_directory: '{{ ctdb_glusterfs_mount }}/lock'
ctdb_lockfile: '{{ ctdb_lock_directory }}/lockfile'
ctdb_manages_nfs: false
ctdb_manages_samba: true
ctdb_manages_winbind: false #enable if using Samba in AD or LDAP
ctdb_nodes_cluster_address_int: 'eth1' #ensure the address associated with this interface is already configured (eth0|eth1|eth2|enp0s3|enp0s8|etc...)
ctdb_nodes_file: '/etc/ctdb/nodes'
ctdb_nodes_group: 'ctdb-servers'
ctdb_public_addresses:
- address: 192.168.202.100 #samba
bind_interface: '{{ ansible_eth1.device }}'
cidr: 24
- address: 192.168.202.101 #nfs
bind_interface: '{{ ansible_eth1.device }}'
cidr: 24
ctdb_public_addresses_file: '/etc/ctdb/public_addresses'
ctdb_public_network: 192.168.202.0/24
ctdb_samba_active_directory_info:
domain_join_user: 'ansible'
domain_join_password: 'domainpassword'
idmap_range: '10000-99999'
kdc:
- 'dc01.{{ pri_domain_name }}'
- 'dc02.{{ pri_domain_name }}'
netbios_name: 'SMBCLUSTER'
preferred_master: 'no'
realm: '{{ pri_domain_name }}'
winbind_enum_users: 'yes' #if set to no then getent passwd will not output domain users
winbind_enum_groups: 'yes' #if set to no then getent group will not output domain groups
winbind_cache_time: '900'
winbind_use_default_domain: 'yes'
workgroup: 'EXAMPLE'
ctdb_samba_config: '{{ ctdb_glusterfs_mount }}/etc/samba/smb.conf' #defines shared smb.conf between nodes...stored on GlusterFS mounts
ctdb_samba_ctdbd_socket_file: '/var/lib/run/ctdb/ctdbd.socket'
ctdb_samba_global_options:
clustering: 'yes' #defines if CTDB clustering is used...(yes|no)
dns_proxy: 'no'
deadtime: '0' #defines idle disconnects..(default 0)...A deadtime of zero indicates that no auto-disconnection should be performed
idmap_range: '100000-299999'
max_log_size: '1000'
netbios_name: 'SMBCLUSTER'
restrict_anonymous: '2'
server_string: '%h server (Samba, Ubuntu)' #MAY NEED TO SET THIS TO A VAR SO ALL NODES SHARE THE SAME NETBIOS NAME
strict_locking: 'no' #set to no if sharing same shares via NFS/CIFS..otherwise set to yes
unix_password_sync: 'yes'
usershare_allow_guests: 'no'
wins_server: []
wins_support: false
workgroup: 'WORKGROUP'
ctdb_samba_restrict_access_to_public_addresses_only: false #defines if samba should only allow connections via public address...DOES NOT WORK YET!!!
ctdb_samba_join_domain: false
ctdb_samba_master_node: 'node1' #only used to join domain..
ctdb_samba_shares: #only creating base shares directory...manage from Windows to define add's ACL's
- name: 'public'
acls:
- etype: 'group'
entity: ''
perms: 'rx'
recurse: false
default: true
- etype: 'group'
entity: 'Domain Admins'
perms: 'rwx'
recurse: false
default: false
- etype: 'group'
entity: 'Domain Admins'
perms: 'rwx'
recurse: false
default: true
- etype: 'group'
entity: 'Domain Users'
perms: 'rwx'
recurse: false
default: false
- etype: 'group'
entity: 'Domain Users'
perms: 'rwx'
recurse: false
default: true
- etype: 'user'
entity: 'Domain Admins'
perms: 'rwx'
recurse: false
default: false
- etype: 'user'
entity: 'Domain Admins'
perms: 'rwx'
recurse: false
default: true
- etype: 'user'
entity: 'Domain Users'
perms: 'rwx'
recurse: false
default: false
- etype: 'user'
entity: 'Domain Users'
perms: 'rwx'
recurse: false
default: true
- etype: 'user'
entity: 'root'
perms: 'rwx'
recurse: false
default: false
- etype: 'user'
entity: 'root'
perms: 'rwx'
recurse: false
default: true
browseable: 'yes'
comment: 'Public Share(Open)'
directory_perms: 'u=rwx,g=rwx,o='
group: 'Domain Admins'
owner: 'root'
path: '{{ ctdb_samba_shares_root_dir }}/public'
read_only: 'no'
recurse_directory_perms: false
ctdb_samba_shares_root_dir: '{{ ctdb_glusterfs_client_mount }}' #defines root directory where shares will be created
ctdb_samba_shares_root_perms:
owner: 'root'
group: 'root'
directory_perms: 'u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx'
ctdb_ulimit: 10000
pri_domain_name: 'example.org'
Install Ansible role requirements following the requirements section.
---
- hosts: all
become: true
vars:
roles:
- role: ansible-change-hostname
tasks:
- hosts: all
become: true
vars:
roles:
- role: ansible-etc-hosts
- role: ansible-config-interfaces
# - role: ansible-network-tweaks
- role: ansible-ntp
#- hosts: iscsi-servers
# become: true
# any_errors_fatal: true
# vars:
# roles:
# - role: ansible-zfs
# tags:
# - glusterfs-resize-lvm
# tasks:
- hosts: glusterfs-nodes
become: true
any_errors_fatal: true
vars:
roles:
- role: ansible-open-iscsi
tags:
- glusterfs-resize-lvm
when: inventory_hostname not in groups['glusterfs-arbiter-nodes']
- hosts: glusterfs-nodes
become: true
any_errors_fatal: true
vars:
- manage_glusterfs: true #defines if role should be ran after initial setup
roles:
- role: ansible-glusterfs
when: manage_glusterfs
tasks:
- hosts: ctdb-servers
become: true
any_errors_fatal: true
serial: 1 #we do this to ensure that any changes to ctdb/samba and etc do affect any existing connections.
vars:
roles:
- role: ansible-ctdb
tasks:
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