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iam_group – Manage AWS IAM groups
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis
- Manage AWS IAM groups
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- boto
 - boto3
 - botocore
 - python >= 2.6
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| aws_access_key
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        AWS access key. If not set then the value of the AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable is used.
        
       aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key  | 
     |
| aws_secret_key
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        AWS secret key. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable is used.
        
       aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key  | 
     |
| debug_botocore_endpoint_logs
        
        boolean
        
       
        added in 2.8
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used.
         | 
     
| ec2_url
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Url to use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will use EC2 endpoints). Ignored for modules where region is required. Must be specified for all other modules if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL environment variable, if any, is used.
         | 
     |
| managed_policy
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        A list of managed policy ARNs or friendly names to attach to the role. To embed an inline policy, use iam_policy.
         | 
     |
| name
        
        - / required
         | 
      
        
        The name of the group to create.
         | 
     |
| profile
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
         | 
     |
| purge_policy
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Detach policy which not included in managed_policy list
         | 
     
| purge_users
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Detach users which not included in users list
         | 
     
| region
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variable, if any, is used. See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region
        
       aliases: aws_region, ec2_region  | 
     |
| security_token
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        AWS STS security token. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variable is used.
        
       aliases: access_token  | 
     |
| state
        
        - / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Create or remove the IAM group
         | 
     
| users
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        A list of existing users to add as members of the group.
         | 
     |
| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence 
AWS_URLorEC2_URL,AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDorAWS_ACCESS_KEYorEC2_ACCESS_KEY,AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEYorAWS_SECRET_KEYorEC2_SECRET_KEY,AWS_SECURITY_TOKENorEC2_SECURITY_TOKEN,AWS_REGIONorEC2_REGION - Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See https://boto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html
 AWS_REGIONorEC2_REGIONcan be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be configured in the boto config file
Examples
# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.
# Create a group
- iam_group:
    name: testgroup1
    state: present
# Create a group and attach a managed policy using its ARN
- iam_group:
    name: testgroup1
    managed_policy:
      - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSNSFullAccess
    state: present
# Create a group with users as members and attach a managed policy using its ARN
- iam_group:
    name: testgroup1
    managed_policy:
      - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSNSFullAccess
    users:
      - test_user1
      - test_user2
    state: present
# Remove all managed policies from an existing group with an empty list
- iam_group:
    name: testgroup1
    state: present
    purge_policy: true
# Remove all group members from an existing group
- iam_group:
    name: testgroup1
    managed_policy:
      - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSNSFullAccess
    purge_users: true
    state: present
# Delete the group
- iam_group:
    name: testgroup1
    state: absent
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| group
        
        complex
         | 
      success | 
        
        dictionary containing all the group information
          | 
     |
| arn
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) specifying the group
         Sample:
        
       
        arn:aws:iam::1234567890:group/testgroup1
         | 
     ||
| create_date
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        the date and time, in ISO 8601 date-time format, when the group was created
         Sample:
        
       
        2017-02-08T04:36:28+00:00
         | 
     ||
| group_id
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        the stable and unique string identifying the group
         Sample:
        
       
        AGPAIDBWE12NSFINE55TM
         | 
     ||
| group_name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        the friendly name that identifies the group
         Sample:
        
       
        testgroup1
         | 
     ||
| path
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        the path to the group
         Sample:
        
       
        /
         | 
     ||
| users
        
        complex
         | 
      success | 
        
        list containing all the group members
          | 
     |
| arn
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) specifying the user
         Sample:
        
       
        arn:aws:iam::1234567890:user/test_user1
         | 
     ||
| create_date
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        the date and time, in ISO 8601 date-time format, when the user was created
         Sample:
        
       
        2017-02-08T04:36:28+00:00
         | 
     ||
| path
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        the path to the user
         Sample:
        
       
        /
         | 
     ||
| user_id
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        the stable and unique string identifying the user
         Sample:
        
       
        AIDAIZTPY123YQRS22YU2
         | 
     ||
| user_name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        the friendly name that identifies the user
         Sample:
        
       
        testgroup1
         | 
     ||
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
 - This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
 
Authors
- Nick Aslanidis (@naslanidis)
 - Maksym Postument (@infectsoldier)
 
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