modprobe – Load or unload kernel modules

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Examples
• Status

Synopsis

• Load or unload kernel modules.

Parameters

Examples

- name: Add the 802.1q module
  modprobe:
    name: 8021q
    state: present

- name: Add the dummy module
  modprobe:
    name: dummy
    state: present
    params: 'numdummies=2'

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• David Stygstra (@stygstra)
• Julien Dauphant (@jdauphant)
• Matt Jeffery (@mattjeffery)