ws/base: allow configuration of lightdm

3 files changed, 56 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/roles/ws/base/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ws/base/defaults/main.yml
index d176eb8a..91a29924 100644
--- a/roles/ws/base/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ws/base/defaults/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ ws_base_superflous_packages:
 
 ws_base_extra_packages: []
 
+
+### mind that lightdm is case sensitive when it comes to booleans
+### and since ansible/jinja2 is stupid it is not easy to print
+### boolean values in lowercase true and false without mangeling
+### string type variables (...no test named 'boolean'...)
+# ws_base_lightdm_defaults:
+#   allow-guest: 'false'
+#   greeter-hide-users: 'true'
+#   greeter-show-manual-login: 'true'
+
 # ws_base_xrandr_setup_script: |
 #   #!/bin/bash
 #   xrandr --output HDMI-1 --mode 1920x1080 --primary
diff --git a/roles/ws/base/tasks/lightdm.yml b/roles/ws/base/tasks/lightdm.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b90cdc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/ws/base/tasks/lightdm.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+---
+- name: install lightdm default config
+  when: ws_base_lightdm_defaults is defined
+  copy:
+    content: |
+      [Seat:*]
+      {% for option, value in ws_base_lightdm_defaults.items() %}
+      {{ option }}={{ value }}
+      {% endfor %}
+    dest: /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/defaults.conf
+  ## not restarting lightdm because this would logg-off any logged in user!
+
+- name: remove lightdm default config
+  when: ws_base_lightdm_defaults is not defined
+  file:
+    path: /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/defaults.conf
+    state: absent
+  ## not restarting lightdm because this would logg-off any logged in user!
+
+
+- name: install xrandr setup script
+  when: ws_base_xrandr_setup_script is defined
+  block:
+  - name: install xrandr setup script
+    copy:
+      content: "{{ ws_base_xrandr_setup_script }}"
+      dest: /usr/local/bin/xrandr-setup.sh
+      mode: 0755
+
+  - name: install xrandr setup script
+    copy:
+      content: |
+        [Seat:*]
+        greeter-setup-script=/usr/local/bin/xrandr-setup.sh
+        session-setup-script=/usr/local/bin/xrandr-setup.sh
+      dest: /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/xrandr-setup.conf
+    ## not restarting lightdm because this would logg-off any logged in user!
+
+- name: remove xrandr setup script config
+  when: ws_base_xrandr_setup_script is not defined
+  file:
+    path: /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/xrandr-setup.conf
+    state: absent
+  ## not restarting lightdm because this would logg-off any logged in user!
diff --git a/roles/ws/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ws/base/tasks/main.yml
index 75263844..579df707 100644
--- a/roles/ws/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ws/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -79,21 +79,5 @@
   when: ws_base_hide_ntfs_disks is defined
   import_tasks: hide-ntfs-disks.yml
 
-
-- name: install xrandr setup script
-  when: ws_base_xrandr_setup_script is defined
-  block:
-  - name: install xrandr setup script
-    copy:
-      content: "{{ ws_base_xrandr_setup_script }}"
-      dest: /usr/local/bin/xrandr-setup.sh
-      mode: 0755
-
-  - name: install xrandr setup script
-    copy:
-      content: |
-        [SeatDefaults]
-        greeter-setup-script=/usr/local/bin/xrandr-setup.sh
-        session-setup-script=/usr/local/bin/xrandr-setup.sh
-      dest: /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/xrandr-setup.conf
-    ## not restarting lightdm because this would logg-off any logged in user!
+- name: configure lightdm
+  import_tasks: lightdm.yml