Chapter 26. Installing and configuring web console with the cockpit RHEL System Role With the cockpit RHEL System Role, you can install and configure the web console in your system. 26.1. The cockpit System Role You can use the cockpit System Role to automatically deploy and enable the web console and thus be able to manage your RHEL systems from a web browser. 26.2. Variables for the cockpit RHEL System Role The parameters used for the cockpit RHEL System Roles are: Role Variable Description cockpit_packages: (default: default) Sets one of the predefined package sets: default, minimal, or full. * cockpit_packages: (default: default) - most common pages and on-demand install UI * cockpit_packages: (default: minimal) - just the Overview, Terminal, Logs, Accounts, and Metrics pages; minimal dependencies * cockpit_packages: (default: full) - all available pages Optionally, specify your own selection of cockpit packages you want to install. cockpit_enabled: (default:true) Configures if the web console web server is enabled to start automatically at boot cockpit_started: (default:true) Configures if the web console should be started cockpit_config: (default: nothing) You can apply settings in the /etc/cockpit/cockpit.conf file. NOTE: The settings file will be lost. cockpit_port: (default: 9090) The web console runs on port 9090 by default. You can change the port using this option. cockpit_manage_firewall: (default: false) Allows the cockpit role to control the firewall role to add ports. It cannot be used for removing ports. If you want to remove ports, you will need to use the firewall system role directly. cockpit_manage_selinux: (default: false) Allows the cockpit role to configure SELinux using the selinux role. The default SELinux policy does not allow Cockpit to listen on anything other than port 9090. If you change the port, set this option to true so that the selinux role can set the correct port permissions ( websm_port_t ). cockpit_certificates: (default: nothing) Allows the cockpit role to generate new certificates using the certificate role. The value of cockpit_certificates is passed on to the certificate_requests variable of the certificate role. This role is called internally by the cockpit role and it generates the private key and certificate. Additional resources The /usr/share/ansible/roles/rhel-system-roles.cockpit/README.md file. The Cockpit configuration file man page. 26.3. Installing the web console by using the cockpit RHEL System Role You can use the cockpit System Role to install and enable the RHEL web console. By default, the RHEL web console uses a self-signed certificate. For security reasons, you can specify a certificate that was issued by a trusted certificate authority instead. In this example, you use the cockpit System Role to: Install the RHEL web console. Allow the web console to manage firewalld . Set the web console to use a certificate from the ipa trusted certificate authority instead of using a self-signed certificate. Set the web console to use a custom port 9050. Note You do not have to call the firewall or certificate System Roles in the playbook to manage the Firewall or create the certificate. The cockpit System Role calls them automatically as needed. Prerequisites Access and permissions to one or more managed nodes . Access and permissions to a control node . On the control node: Red Hat Ansible Engine is installed. The rhel-system-roles package is installed. An inventory file exists that lists the managed nodes. Procedure Create a new playbook.yml file with the following content: --- - hosts: all tasks: - name: Install RHEL web console include_role: name: rhel-system-roles.cockpit vars: cockpit_packages: default #cockpit_packages: minimal #cockpit_packages: full cockpit_port:9050 cockpit_manage_selinux: true cockpit_manage_firewall: true cockpit_certificates: - name: /etc/cockpit/ws-certs.d/01-certificate dns: ['localhost', 'www.example.com'] ca: ipa group: cockpit-ws Optional: Verify the playbook syntax: Run the playbook on your inventory file: Additional resources Installing and enabling the web console . Requesting certificates using RHEL System Roles .

Commands:
--- - hosts: all tasks: - name: Install RHEL web console include_role: name: rhel-system-roles.cockpit vars: cockpit_packages: default #cockpit_packages: minimal #cockpit_packages: full cockpit_port:9050 cockpit_manage_selinux: true cockpit_manage_firewall: true cockpit_certificates: - name: /etc/cockpit/ws-certs.d/01-certificate dns: ['localhost', 'www.example.com'] ca: ipa group: cockpit-ws
ansible-playbook --syntax-check -i inventory_file playbook.yml
ansible-playbook -i inventory_file /path/to/file/playbook.yml