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win_firewall - Enable or disable the Windows Firewall
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis
- Enable or Disable Windows Firewall profiles.
Requirements (on host that executes module)
- This module requires Windows Management Framework 5 or later.
Options
parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
profiles |
no | [u'Domain', u'Private', u'Public'] |
|
Specify one or more profiles to change.
|
state |
no |
|
Set state of firewall for given profile.
|
Examples
- name: Enable firewall for Domain, Public and Private profiles
win_firewall:
state: enabled
profiles:
- Domain
- Private
- Public
tags: enable_firewall
- name: Disable Domain firewall
win_firewall:
state: disabled
profiles:
- Domain
tags: disable_firewall
Return Values
Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:
name | description | returned | type | sample |
---|---|---|---|---|
enabled |
current firewall status for chosen profile (after any potential change)
|
always | bool | True |
profiles |
chosen profile
|
always | string | Domain |
state |
desired state of the given firewall profile(s)
|
always | list | enabled |
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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