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nsupdate - Manage DNS records.
New in version 2.3.
Synopsis
- Create, update and remove DNS records using DDNS updates
- DDNS works well with both bind and Microsoft DNS (see https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc961412.aspx)
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- dnspython
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
key_algorithm |
|
Specify key algorithm used by key_secret .
|
key_name |
Use TSIG key name to authenticate against DNS server
|
|
key_secret |
Use TSIG key secret, associated with key_name , to authenticate against server
|
|
port
(added in 2.5)
|
Default:
53
|
Use this TCP port when connecting to server .
|
record
required
|
Sets the DNS record to modify.
|
|
server
required
|
Apply DNS modification on this server.
|
|
state |
|
Manage DNS record.
|
ttl | Default:
3600
|
Sets the record TTL.
|
type | Default:
"A"
|
Sets the record type.
|
value |
Sets the record value.
|
|
zone
required
|
DNS record will be modified on this zone .
|
Examples
- name: Add or modify ansible.example.org A to 192.168.1.1"
nsupdate:
key_name: "nsupdate"
key_secret: "+bFQtBCta7j2vWkjPkAFtgA=="
server: "10.1.1.1"
zone: "example.org"
record: "ansible"
value: "192.168.1.1"
- name: Add or modify ansible.example.org A to 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.3"
nsupdate:
key_name: "nsupdate"
key_secret: "+bFQtBCta7j2vWkjPkAFtgA=="
server: "10.1.1.1"
zone: "example.org"
record: "ansible"
value: ["192.168.1.1", "192.168.1.2", "192.168.1.3"]
- name: Remove puppet.example.org CNAME
nsupdate:
key_name: "nsupdate"
key_secret: "+bFQtBCta7j2vWkjPkAFtgA=="
server: "10.1.1.1"
zone: "example.org"
record: "puppet"
type: "CNAME"
state: absent
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
changed
string
|
success |
If module has modified record
|
dns_rc
int
|
always |
dnspython return code
Sample:
4
|
dns_rc_str
string
|
always |
dnspython return code (string representation)
Sample:
REFUSED
|
record
string
|
success |
DNS record
Sample:
ansible
|
ttl
int
|
success |
DNS record TTL
Sample:
86400
|
type
string
|
success |
DNS record type
Sample:
CNAME
|
value
list
|
success |
DNS record value(s)
Sample:
192.168.1.1
|
zone
string
|
success |
DNS record zone
Sample:
example.org.
|
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Loic Blot (@nerzhul)
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/nsupdate_module.html