Allow to set any SSH options

README.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Role Variables
 - `autossh_port`: TCP port to connect to.
 - `autossh_login`: Username used to authenticate on remote server.
 - `autossh_hostkey`: Host key of the remote server.
-- `autossh_local_forwards`: Local port forwards to remote localhost. Written as `<local_port>:<remote_port>` and separated by spaces.
+- `autossh_options`: Parameters added to the SSH command line, e.g. for port forwarding.
 
 An `autossh_public_keys` fact is set and contains a dictionary, indexed by the `autossh_name` value, with every public key.
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Example Playbook
           autossh_port: 2222
           autossh_login: me
           autossh_hostkey: [app01.example.com]:2222,[1.2.3.4]:2222 ssh-rsa AAAA1234.....=
-          autossh_local_forwards: 3000:3000 3010:3010 4000:4000
+          autossh_options: -L 3000:localhost:3000 -L 3010:localhost:3010
 
 License
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files/initscript.sh

@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ start() {
 	mkdir -p /run/autossh /var/log/autossh
 	chown autossh:autossh /run/autossh /var/log/autossh
 
-	forwards=''
-	for forward in $LOCALFORWARDS; do
-		forwards="$forwards -L $(echo $forward | sed 's/:/:localhost:/')"
-	done
-
 	export AUTOSSH_PIDFILE
 	export AUTOSSH_LOGFILE
 
@@ -31,7 +26,7 @@ start() {
 			-l $LOGIN \
 			$HOST -p $PORT \
 			-i /home/autossh/.ssh/$servername \
-			$forwards
+			$OPTIONS
 	eend $?
 }
 

templates/configuration.j2

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 HOST={{ autossh_host }}
 PORT={{ autossh_port }}
 LOGIN={{ autossh_login }}
-LOCALFORWARDS="{{ autossh_local_forwards }}"
+OPTIONS="{{ autossh_options }}"