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pn_role – CLI command to create/delete/modify role
New in version 2.8.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to create, delete and modify user roles.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| pn_access
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        type of access.
         | 
     
| pn_cliswitch
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Target switch to run the CLI on.
         | 
     |
| pn_delete_from_users
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        delete from users.
         | 
     
| pn_name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        role name.
         | 
     |
| pn_running_config
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        display running configuration of switch.
         | 
     
| pn_scope
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        local or fabric.
         | 
     
| pn_shell
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        allow shell command.
         | 
     
| pn_sudo
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        allow sudo from shell.
         | 
     
| state
        
        string / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        State the action to perform. Use  present to create role and absent to delete role and update to modify role.
        | 
     
Examples
- name: Role create
  pn_role:
    pn_cliswitch: 'sw01'
    state: 'present'
    pn_name: 'foo'
    pn_scope: 'local'
    pn_access: 'read-only'
- name: Role delete
  pn_role:
    pn_cliswitch: 'sw01'
    state: 'absent'
    pn_name: 'foo'
- name: Role modify
  pn_role:
    pn_cliswitch: 'sw01'
    state: 'update'
    pn_name: 'foo'
    pn_access: 'read-write'
    pn_sudo: true
    pn_shell: true
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| changed
        
        boolean
         | 
      always | 
        
        indicates whether the CLI caused changes on the target.
          | 
     
| command
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        the CLI command run on the target node.
          | 
     
| stderr
        
        list
         | 
      on error | 
        
        set of error responses from the role command.
          | 
     
| stdout
        
        list
         | 
      always | 
        
        set of responses from the role command.
          | 
     
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
 - This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
 
Authors
- Pluribus Networks (@rajaspachipulusu17)
 
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