Merge: Ansible role doc-ref updates across 5 wiki articles

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Marcus Summers 2026-06-11 11:33:42 -04:00
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@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ Every server in the fleet should have these. Check each one after migration:
| Firewall | `firewalld` | `ufw` | `configure_firewall_*.yml` | Verify fail2ban banaction matches | | Firewall | `firewalld` | `ufw` | `configure_firewall_*.yml` | Verify fail2ban banaction matches |
| Cron | `cronie` | `cron` | — (usually pre-installed) | Required by logwatch | | Cron | `cronie` | `cron` | — (usually pre-installed) | Required by logwatch |
| Auto-updates | `dnf-automatic` | `unattended-upgrades` | `ansible-unattended-upgrades-fleet` | Security patches only | | Auto-updates | `dnf-automatic` | `unattended-upgrades` | `ansible-unattended-upgrades-fleet` | Security patches only |
| Antivirus | `clamav` | `clamav` | `configure_clamav.yml` | Internet-facing hosts only | | Antivirus | `clamav` | `clamav` | `clamav.yml` (clamav role) | Internet-facing hosts only |
| SSH hardening | `openssh-server` | `openssh-server` | `configure_ssh_hardening.yml` | Key-only, no root password | | SSH hardening | `openssh-server` | `openssh-server` | `ssh_hardening.yml` (ssh_hardening role) | Key-only, no root password |
| Timezone | — | — | — | US servers: `America/New_York`; UK: `Europe/London`. Hetzner defaults to UTC. | | Timezone | — | — | — | US servers: `America/New_York`; UK: `Europe/London`. Hetzner defaults to UTC. |
| CA bundle (Fedora) | `ca-certificates` | `ca-certificates` | — | Verify `/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt` symlink exists — see [Fedora CA bundle fix](../../05-troubleshooting/security/fedora-ca-bundle-missing-symlink.md) | | CA bundle (Fedora) | `ca-certificates` | `ca-certificates` | — | Verify `/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt` symlink exists — see [Fedora CA bundle fix](../../05-troubleshooting/security/fedora-ca-bundle-missing-symlink.md) |
| Syslog (Fedora) | `rsyslog` | — (pre-installed) | — | Fedora 44 Hetzner images have journald only. Logwatch needs `/var/log/messages` + `/var/log/secure`. | | Syslog (Fedora) | `rsyslog` | — (pre-installed) | — | Fedora 44 Hetzner images have journald only. Logwatch needs `/var/log/messages` + `/var/log/secure`. |

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@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ ClamAV is the standard open-source antivirus for Linux servers. For internet-fac
## Ansible Playbook ## Ansible Playbook
> On the MajorsHouse fleet this is packaged as the **`clamav` role** (`roles/clamav/`,
> tasks split install → service → scan → verify) and run via `clamav.yml` or `site.yml`.
> The standalone playbook below is the illustrative equivalent.
```yaml ```yaml
- name: Deploy ClamAV to internet-facing hosts - name: Deploy ClamAV to internet-facing hosts
hosts: internet_facing # dca, majorlinux, teelia, tttpod, majortoot, majormail hosts: internet_facing # dca, majorlinux, teelia, tttpod, majortoot, majormail
@ -240,16 +244,16 @@ On hosts with ≤2 GB RAM, running `clamd` continuously is often counterproducti
**The fix: `clamav_use_daemon: false` host_var** **The fix: `clamav_use_daemon: false` host_var**
`configure_clamav.yml` supports a per-host override. Add to the host's `host_vars/<hostname>/vars.yml`: The `clamav` role supports a per-host override. Add to the host's `host_vars/<hostname>/vars.yml`:
```yaml ```yaml
clamav_use_daemon: false clamav_use_daemon: false
``` ```
Then re-run the playbook: Then re-run the role:
```bash ```bash
ansible-playbook configure_clamav.yml --limit <hostname> ansible-playbook clamav.yml --limit <hostname>
``` ```
This will: This will:

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@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ Rather than editing `/etc/ssh/sshd_config` directly (which may be managed by the
## Ansible Playbook ## Ansible Playbook
> On the MajorsHouse fleet this is packaged as the **`ssh_hardening` role** (`roles/ssh_hardening/`)
> and run via `ssh_hardening.yml` or `site.yml`. The standalone playbook below is the illustrative equivalent.
```yaml ```yaml
- name: Harden SSH daemon fleet-wide - name: Harden SSH daemon fleet-wide
hosts: all:!raspbian hosts: all:!raspbian

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@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ ss -tlnp | grep :22 # verify bound to Tailscale IP
### Affected Hosts ### Affected Hosts
Ubuntu hosts using `configure_tailscale_ssh_only.yml`: majorlinux, dcaprod-hetzner, tttpod-hetzner, majortoot-hetzner. Ubuntu hosts locked via the `tailscale` role (`ssh_only_ubuntu` task, formerly `configure_tailscale_ssh_only.yml`): majorlinux, dcaprod-hetzner, tttpod-hetzner, majortoot-hetzner.
> [!danger] The Ubuntu playbook shipped the cycle pattern until 2026-06-07 > [!danger] The Ubuntu playbook shipped the cycle pattern until 2026-06-07
> Despite the 2026-06-04 resolution above, `configure_tailscale_ssh_only.yml` in the repo kept deploying the `[Unit] Requires=tailscale-wait-ready.service` gate on **ssh.socket** (the cycle-causer) and never added the ssh.service gate — so re-running it *re-armed* the ordering cycle. Caught 2026-06-07: it clobbered majorlinux's hand-fix, and **majortoot-hetzner was found already armed** with the latent cycle (would have lost SSH on its next reboot). Both restored/defused; playbook corrected in MajorAnsible `e0d35aa` (gate on ssh.service, dependency-free socket). > Despite the 2026-06-04 resolution above, `configure_tailscale_ssh_only.yml` in the repo kept deploying the `[Unit] Requires=tailscale-wait-ready.service` gate on **ssh.socket** (the cycle-causer) and never added the ssh.service gate — so re-running it *re-armed* the ordering cycle. Caught 2026-06-07: it clobbered majorlinux's hand-fix, and **majortoot-hetzner was found already armed** with the latent cycle (would have lost SSH on its next reboot). Both restored/defused; playbook corrected in MajorAnsible `e0d35aa` (gate on ssh.service, dependency-free socket).
@ -141,9 +141,10 @@ All hosts where Tailscale is the primary access path. Particularly impactful on
## Prevention ## Prevention
- Set root passwords on all VPS hosts for emergency console access - Set root passwords on all VPS hosts for emergency console access
- Ansible playbooks deploy both fixes automatically: - The `tailscale` role deploys all fixes automatically (run via `tailscale.yml` / `site.yml`):
- `configure_tailscale_network_wait.yml` — tailscaled network-online dependency (all hosts) - `network_wait` task — tailscaled network-online dependency (all hosts)
- `configure_tailscale_ssh_only.yml` — ssh.socket Tailscale dependency (Ubuntu only) - `ssh_only_ubuntu` task — dependency-free ssh.socket bind + ssh.service readiness gate + `tailscale-wait-ready.service` (Ubuntu group)
- `ssh_only_fedora` task — firewalld Tailscale-only lockdown; removes any leftover `ListenAddress` drop-in (Fedora group)
## References ## References
@ -153,4 +154,4 @@ All hosts where Tailscale is the primary access path. Particularly impactful on
- [[dcaprod#2026-05-23 — SSH unreachable again: BindsTo ordering cycle in ssh.socket override]] - [[dcaprod#2026-05-23 — SSH unreachable again: BindsTo ordering cycle in ssh.socket override]]
- [[majorlinux#2026-05-31 — ssh.socket race recurrence post-reboot (Requires= insufficient; added wait-ready gate)]] - [[majorlinux#2026-05-31 — ssh.socket race recurrence post-reboot (Requires= insufficient; added wait-ready gate)]]
- [[majortoot#2026-05-31 — ssh.socket race post-reboot on majortoot-hetzner (during cutover night)]] - [[majortoot#2026-05-31 — ssh.socket race post-reboot on majortoot-hetzner (during cutover night)]]
- Ansible: `configure_tailscale_ssh_only.yml`, `configure_tailscale_network_wait.yml` - Ansible: the `tailscale` role (`tailscale.yml`) — `network_wait` + `ssh_only_ubuntu`/`ssh_only_fedora` tasks, consolidated from the former `configure_tailscale_*` playbooks (MajorAnsible `656302e`)

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@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ No service restart needed; logwatch picks it up on its next daily run. (The vari
## Codify (Ansible) ## Codify (Ansible)
Deploy the drop-in wherever freshclam runs in daemon mode. On the fleet it's a task in `configure_clamav.yml` (group `clamav`), right after freshclam is enabled — MajorAnsible commit `cb27c93`: Deploy the drop-in wherever freshclam runs in daemon mode. On the fleet it's a task in the `clamav` role (`roles/clamav/tasks/install.yml`, group `clamav`), right after freshclam is enabled — originally added in MajorAnsible commit `cb27c93`:
```yaml ```yaml
- name: Suppress logwatch clam-update false "no updates" alert (daemon-mode freshclam) - name: Suppress logwatch clam-update false "no updates" alert (daemon-mode freshclam)
@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Deploy the drop-in wherever freshclam runs in daemon mode. On the fleet it's a t
## Proactive monitoring (don't rely on logwatch for "is it updating?") ## Proactive monitoring (don't rely on logwatch for "is it updating?")
Since logwatch's heuristic is suppressed, a **direct daily watchdog** is what actually catches a dead freshclam. `configure_clamav.yml` deploys `/etc/cron.daily/clamav-freshness` (MajorAnsible `9d1a1a9`) to every `clamav`-group host: it emails the admin (via `sendmail`) if `clamav-freshclam` is inactive **or** `daily.cld` is older than `clamav_staleness_threshold_days` (default 3) — and stays silent otherwise. Test without emailing: Since logwatch's heuristic is suppressed, a **direct daily watchdog** is what actually catches a dead freshclam. The `clamav` role deploys `/etc/cron.daily/clamav-freshness` (originally MajorAnsible `9d1a1a9`) to every `clamav`-group host: it emails the admin (via `sendmail`) if `clamav-freshclam` is inactive **or** `daily.cld` is older than `clamav_staleness_threshold_days` (default 3) — and stays silent otherwise. Test without emailing:
```bash ```bash
CLAMAV_STALE_DAYS=0 /etc/cron.daily/clamav-freshness # forces the stale branch CLAMAV_STALE_DAYS=0 /etc/cron.daily/clamav-freshness # forces the stale branch