kvm-host: images path is customizable

kvm-host/README.md

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Everything is in the `tasks/main.yml` file.
 
 ## Available variables
 
-There is no variable.
+* `kvm_custom_libvirt_images_path`: a custom directory for libvirt images (default: empty) ;

kvm-host/defaults/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+kvm_custom_libvirt_images_path: ''

kvm-host/tasks/images.yml

@@ -1,15 +1,38 @@
 ---
-- name: Create images directory
-  file:
-    path: '/home/images'
-    state: directory
-    owner: root
-    group: libvirt
-    mode: 02775
-
-- name: Symlink for libvirt images directory
-  file:
-    src: '/home/images'
-    dest: '/var/lib/libvirt/images'
-    state: link
-    force: yes
+
+- block:
+  - name: "Is {{ kvm_custom_libvirt_images_path }} present ?"
+    stat:
+      path: "{{ kvm_custom_libvirt_images_path }}"
+    check_mode: no
+    register: kvm_custom_libvirt_images_path_test
+
+  - name: "read the real datadir"
+    command: readlink -f /var/lib/libvirt/images
+    changed_when: False
+    check_mode: no
+    register: kvm_libvirt_images_current_real_path_test
+  when: kvm_custom_libvirt_images_path != ''
+
+- block:
+    - name: "Move libvirt images to {{ kvm_custom_libvirt_images_path }}"
+      command: mv /var/lib/libvirt/images {{ kvm_custom_libvirt_images_path }}
+      args:
+        creates: "{{ kvm_custom_libvirt_images_path }}"
+
+    - name: Fix owner/group/permissions
+      file:
+        path: "{{ kvm_custom_libvirt_images_path }}"
+        owner: root
+        group: libvirt
+        mode: "02775"
+
+    - name: "Symlink {{ kvm_custom_libvirt_images_path }} to /var/lib/libvirt/images"
+      file:
+        src: "{{ kvm_custom_libvirt_images_path }}"
+        dest: '/var/lib/libvirt/images'
+        state: link
+  when:
+  - kvm_custom_libvirt_images_path != ''
+  - kvm_custom_libvirt_images_path != kvm_libvirt_images_current_real_path_test.stdout
+  - not kvm_custom_libvirt_images_path_test.stat.exists

kvm-host/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+
+## TODO: check why it's disabled
 #- include: ssh.yml
 
 - include: packages.yml

kvm-host/tasks/packages.yml

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
   apt:
     name: "{{ item }}"
   with_items:
-    - libvirt-bin
     - qemu-kvm
     - netcat-openbsd
     - bridge-utils
     - qemu-utils
     - virtinst
+    - libvirt-daemon-system
+    - libvirt-clients