Automate creating the udev rules which allow light to work for the video group.

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2026-07-17 19:04:30 -07:00
parent 2de2fb1966
commit de29d33042
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# # sudo udevadm control --reload-rules ^C
# # sudo udevadm trigger
#
- name: Workstation | Linux | Software | i3 | Light | Check Backlights
ansible.builtin.find:
paths: /sys/class/backlight
file_type: any # Options: file, directory, any
patterns: "*" # Wildcard patterns (e.g., "*.log")
recurse: no # Set to 'yes' for subdirectories
register: i3_light_device_check
#- name: Display var _ DELETEME
# ansible.builtin.debug:
# msg: "{{ i3_light_device_check }}"
- name: Workstation | Linux | Software | i3 | Light | Pull Backlight Name
set_fact:
i3_light_device_name: "{{ i3_light_device_check.files[0].path | basename }}"
#- name: Display var - DELETEME
# ansible.builtin.debug:
# msg: "{{ i3_light_device_name }}"
- name: Workstation | Linux | Software | i3 | Light | Create udev Rules
ansible.builtin.copy:
dest: /etc/udev/rules.d/backlight.rules
content: |
ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="backlight", KERNEL=="{{ i3_light_device_name }}", RUN+="/bin/chgrp video /sys/class/backlight/%k/brightness"
ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="backlight", KERNEL=="{{ i3_light_device_name }}", RUN+="/bin/chmod g+w /sys/class/backlight/%k/brightness"
owner: root
group: root
mode: '0644'
#- name: FAIL - DELETEME
# meta: end_play