xoxys.yum/tasks/yum_cron.yml

---
- block:
    - name: Install yum-cron
      package:
        name: yum-cron
        state: present

    - name: Ensure yum-cron is enabled and running
      service:
        name: yum-cron
        state: started

    - name: Adjust yum-cron config file
      template:
        src: etc/yum/yum-cron.conf.j2
        dest: /etc/yum/yum-cron.conf
        owner: root
        group: root
        mode: 0644
      notify: __yum_cron_restart
  become: True
  become_user: root

- block:
    - name: Remove default cronjobs for yum-cron
      file:
        path: "{{ item }}"
        state: absent
      loop:
        - /etc/cron.daily/0yum-daily.cron
        - /etc/cron.hourly/0yum-hourly.cron

    - name: Add custom cronjob for yum-cron
      template:
        src: etc/cron.d/x-yum.j2
        dest: /etc/cron.d/x-yum
        owner: root
        group: root
        mode: 0755

    - name: Configure crontab to use custom yum-cron cronjob
      cron:
        name: "{{ yum_cron_custom_cronjob.name | default('yum-cron') }}"
        minute: "{{ yum_cron_custom_cronjob.minute | default(0) }}"
        hour: "{{ yum_cron_custom_cronjob.hour | default(4) }}"
        day: "{{ yum_cron_custom_cronjob.day | default('*') }}"
        weekday: "{{ yum_cron_custom_cronjob.weekday | default('*') }}"
        month: "{{ yum_cron_custom_cronjob.month | default('*') }}"
        user: root
        cron_file: /etc/crontab
        job: "/bin/sh /etc/cron.d/x-yum"
  become: True
  become_user: root
  when: yum_cron_custom_cronjob.enabled | bool