gislab-client-backup.yml

# Backup desktop client

- hosts: all
  become: yes

  tasks:
    - name: Define backup name (based on current date)
      shell: >
        date -I
      register: current_date

    - name: Set backup name fact
      set_fact:
        backup_name: "{{ current_date.stdout_lines[0] }}"

    # This module has been added in Ansible version 2.3
    # - name: Backup client root
    #   archive:
    #     path: /opt/gislab/system/clients/desktop/root
    #     dest: "/storage/backup/client-desktop-root-{{ backup_name }}.tar.bz2"
    #     format: bz2

    - name: Backup client root
      shell: >
        tar cjf "/storage/backup/client-desktop-root-{{ backup_name }}.tar.bz2"
        /opt/gislab/system/clients/desktop/root

    - name: Backup client image
      shell: >
        cp -a /opt/gislab/system/clients/desktop/image 
        "/storage/backup/client-desktop-image-{{ backup_name }}"

    - name: Backup done
      debug:
        msg:
          - "Client root archived as /storage/backup/client-desktop-root-{{ backup_name }}.tar.bz2"
          - "Client image archived as /storage/backup/client-desktop-image-{{ backup_name }}"