vmware_iso_prep.yml

---
- hosts: bastion_host
  gather_facts: no
  ##  become: true

  tasks:
   - name: Mount installation ISO read-only
     mount:
       path: "{{ mnt_dir }}"
       src:  "{{ org_iso }}"
       fstype: "iso9660"
       opts: loop,ro
       state: mounted
     become: true

   - name: Copy Iso content to workingdir
     copy:
       src:  "{{ mnt_dir }}/"
       dest: "{{ wrk_dir }}/"
       remote_src: yes
     become: true
     # needs to run as root otherwise all files will change ownership 

   - name: Unmount installation ISO 
     mount:
       path: "{{ mnt_dir }}"
       state: unmounted
     become: true

   - name: create custom kickstart file 
     template:
       src: "{{ ks_template }}"
       dest: "{{ ks_dest }}"
       owner: root
       group: root
     become: true

   - name: add boot options
     # Replace before the expression till the begin of the file (requires >=2.4)
     replace:
       path: "{{ bootcfg_dest }}"
       regexp: '^(kernelopt=.*)$'
       #replace: '\1 {{ bootoption }}'    # would add our options to the existing ones
       replace: 'kernelopt={{ bootoption }}'    # adds our options instead of the existing ones
     become: true

   - name: add boot options II
     # Replace before the expression till the begin of the file (requires >=2.4)
     replace:
       path: "{{ bootcfg_dest2 }}"
       regexp: '^(kernelopt=.*)$'
       #replace: '\1 {{ bootoption }}'    # would add our options to the existing ones
       replace: 'kernelopt={{ bootoption }}'    # adds our options instead of the existing ones
     become: true

   - name: assure destination directory to be in place
     file: 
       path: "{{ bastion_iso_dir }}"
       state: directory
       modification_time: preserve
       access_time: preserve
     become: true


   - name: create customized iso image
     shell: "genisoimage -relaxed-filenames -J -R -o {{ cust_iso }} -b isolinux.bin -c boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -eltorito-alt-boot -e efiboot.img -no-emul-boot {{ wrk_dir }}"
     become: true

# not needed as we create the iso right into the bastion_iso_dir
#   - name: put customized iso image in place
#     copy: 
#       src: "{{ cust_iso }}"
#       dest: "{{ bastion_iso_dir }}"
#       remote_src: yes
#       owner: root
#       group: root
#       mode: '0644'