Server Facts

server.Arch

host.get_fact(Arch)

Returns the system architecture according to uname.

server.Command

host.get_fact(Command, command)

Returns the raw output lines of a given command.

server.Crontab

host.get_fact(Crontab, user=None)

Returns a dictionary of cron command -> execution time.

{
    '/path/to/command': {
        'minute': '*',
        'hour': '*',
        'month': '*',
        'day_of_month': '*',
        'day_of_week': '*',
    },
    'echo another command': {
        'special_time': '@daily',
    },
}

server.Date

host.get_fact(Date)

Returns the current datetime on the server.

server.Groups

host.get_fact(Groups)

Returns a list of groups on the system.

server.HasGui

host.get_fact(HasGui)

Returns a boolean indicating the remote side has GUI capabilities. Linux only.

server.Home

host.get_fact(Home)

Returns the home directory of the current user.

server.Hostname

host.get_fact(Hostname)

Returns the current hostname of the server.

server.Kernel

host.get_fact(Kernel)

Returns the kernel name according to uname.

server.KernelModules

host.get_fact(KernelModules)

Returns a dictionary of kernel module name -> info.

{
    'module_name': {
        'size': 0,
        'instances': 0,
        'state': 'Live',
    },
}

server.KernelVersion

host.get_fact(KernelVersion)

Returns the kernel version according to uname.

server.LinuxDistribution

host.get_fact(LinuxDistribution)

Returns a dict of the Linux distribution version. Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Fedora & Gentoo currently. Also contains any key/value items located in release files.

{
    'name': 'Ubuntu',
    'major': 20,
    'minor': 04,
    'release_meta': {
        'CODENAME': 'focal',
        'ID_LIKE': 'debian',
        ...
    }
}

server.LinuxGui

host.get_fact(LinuxGui)

Returns a list of available Linux GUIs.

server.LinuxName

host.get_fact(LinuxName)

Returns the name of the Linux distribution. Shortcut for host.get_fact(LinuxDistribution)['name'].

server.LsbRelease

host.get_fact(LsbRelease)

Returns a dictionary of release information using lsb_release.

{
    "id": "Ubuntu",
    "description": "Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS",
    "release": "18.04",
    "codename": "bionic",
    ...
}

server.MacosVersion

host.get_fact(MacosVersion)

Returns the installed MacOS version.

server.Mounts

host.get_fact(Mounts)

Returns a dictionary of mounted filesystems and information.

{
    "/": {
        "device": "/dev/mv2",
        "type": "ext4",
        "options": [
            "rw",
            "relatime"
        ]
    },
}

server.Os

host.get_fact(Os)

Returns the OS name according to uname.

Warning

This fact is deprecated/renamed, please use the kernel fact.

server.OsVersion

host.get_fact(OsVersion)

Returns the OS version according to uname.

Warning

This fact is deprecated/renamed, please use the kernel_version fact.

server.Path

host.get_fact(Path)

Returns the path environment variable of the current user.

server.Selinux

host.get_fact(Selinux)

Discovers the SELinux related facts on the target host.

{
    'mode': 'enabled',
}

server.Sysctl

host.get_fact(Sysctl)

Returns a dictionary of sysctl settings and values.

{
    "fs.inotify.max_queued_events": 16384,
    "fs.inode-state": [
        44565,
        360,
    ],
}

server.User

host.get_fact(User)

Returns the name of the current user.

server.Users

host.get_fact(Users)

Returns a dictionary of users -> details.

{
    'user_name': {
        'comment': 'Full Name',
        'home': '/home/user_name',
        'shell': '/bin/bash,
        'group': 'main_user_group',
        'groups': [
            'other',
            'groups'
        ],
        'uid': user_id,
        'gid': main_user_group_id,
        'lastlog': last_login_time,
    },
}

server.Which

host.get_fact(Which, command)

Returns the path of a given command, if available.