[feature] use customized systemd-file (RedHat)

[harvey637]

Hi sometimes I use a postgresdatabase and want to give it a easy name to control it, e.g. "holiday-db". Then I can "systemctl start|status|stop holiday-db". I dont care about the version of postgresql in the servicename.

To achive this I modified:

vars/RedHat.yml:
postgresql_default_service_name: "postgresql-{{ postgresql_version }}"

and than in

tasks/configure.yml:
# - make the var overrideable from playbook
- name: Define postgresql service name
  set_fact:
    postgresql_service_name: "{{ postgresql_default_service_name }}"
  when: postgresql_service_name is not defined

# - no custom serviceunit, use conf directory
- name: PostgreSQL | Ensure the systemd directory for PostgreSQL exists | RedHat
  file:
    name: "/etc/systemd/system/postgresql-{{ postgresql_version }}.service.d"
    state: directory
    mode: 0755
  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat" and (postgresql_default_service_name == postgresql_service_name)
  notify: restart postgresql

# - no custom serviceunit, use conf directory and default config as serviceunit
- name: PostgreSQL | Use the conf directory when starting the Postgres service | RedHat
  template:
    src: etc_systemd_system_postgresql.service.d_custom.conf.j2
    dest: "/etc/systemd/system/postgresql-{{ postgresql_version }}.service.d/custom.conf"
  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat" and (postgresql_default_service_name == postgresql_service_name)
  register: postgresql_systemd_custom_conf

# - custom serviceunit name
- name: "Systemd unit file for {{ postgresql_service_name }}"
  copy:
    dest: /etc/systemd/system/{{ postgresql_service_name }}.service
    mode: 0644
    content: |
      # by ansible
      # create different PGDATA with a different service:
      .include /lib/systemd/system/postgresql-{{ postgresql_version }}.service
      [Service]
      User={{ postgresql_service_user }}
      Group={{ postgresql_service_group }}

      Environment=PGDATA={{ postgresql_conf_directory }}
      ExecStartPre=
      {% if postgresql_version is version_compare('10', '>=') %}
      ExecStartPre={{ postgresql_bin_directory }}/postgresql-{{ postgresql_version_terse }}-check-db-dir {{ postgresql_data_directory }}
      {% else %}
      ExecStartPre={{ postgresql_bin_directory }}/postgresql{{ postgresql_version_terse }}-check-db-dir {{ postgresql_data_directory }}
      {% endif %}

  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat" and (postgresql_default_service_name != postgresql_service_name)
  register: postgresql_systemd_custom_conf

Than I can override the var postgresql_service_name and create my custom serviceunit for this.

In the end I have either two tasks creating custom_conf directory and file OR my own serviceunit. I could also use a template for my own serviceunit. cu Harvey

[harvey637]

also please fix the daemon-reload and the enabling of the service:

  - name: restart postgresql
    service:
      name: "{{ postgresql_service_name }}"
      state: restarted
      daemon_reload: yes
      enabled: "{{ postgresql_service_enabled }}"

[gclough]

@harvey637 , is this similar to #289 ? That gives service names such as:

postgresql-11-clustername

This allows you name your cluster, and have unique services just in case you want multiple clusters on the one server. I did this without having to mess with the main service file, by including it:

# {{ ansible_managed }}
# Systemd unit file override to specify user/group as well as separate config
# and data directories.
.include /lib/systemd/system/postgresql-{{ postgresql_version }}.service

[Unit]
Description=PostgreSQL {{ postgresql_version }} database server - cluster_name:{{ postgresql_cluster_name }}

[Service]
User={{ postgresql_service_user }}
Group={{ postgresql_service_group }}
Environment=PGDATA={{ postgresql_conf_directory }}
{% if postgresql_version is version_compare('10', '>=') %}
ExecStartPre={{ postgresql_bin_directory }}/postgresql-{{ postgresql_version_terse }}-check-db-dir {{ postgresql_data_directory }}
{% else %}
ExecStartPre={{ postgresql_bin_directory }}/postgresql{{ postgresql_version_terse }}-check-db-dir {{ postgresql_data_directory }}
{% endif %}

[harvey637]

Hi, similar, but not fully customizable. I dont want the part "postgresql-11". I use something like "sonar-db" with the "sonar-" part as indication of the application this database is for. So from a higher level I start/restart/status "sonar-db" for the sonar-database and "sonar" for the applikation. On the same system I might have a "bacula-db" and "bacula"-application. As you can see my systemd-unit very similar to yours as I also use the ".include" of the original postgresql-database systemd-unit, but with a "free variable" as service name.

So my proposal looks universal to me, as the servicename is any variable (might default to "postgresql-{{ pgversion }}" ) cu Harvey

[dracic]

also please fix the daemon-reload and the enabling of the service:

  - name: restart postgresql
    service:
      name: "{{ postgresql_service_name }}"
      state: restarted
      daemon_reload: yes
      enabled: "{{ postgresql_service_enabled }}"

I think this possible only witth systemd module. I propose another solution: #443. Service restarts should be done with service module so we have only one restart task for all distros. And distros with systemd should have systemd reload before restart.

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