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rax_dns – Manage domains on Rackspace Cloud DNS
Synopsis
- Manage domains on Rackspace Cloud DNS
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- pyrax
 - python >= 2.6
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| api_key
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Rackspace API key, overrides credentials.
        
       aliases: password  | 
     |
| auth_endpoint
        
        -
         | 
      Default: 
        "https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/"
         | 
      
        
        The URI of the authentication service.
         | 
     
| comment
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        Brief description of the domain. Maximum length of 160 characters
         | 
     |
| credentials
        
        path
         | 
      
        
        File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided.
        
       aliases: creds_file  | 
     |
| email
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        Email address of the domain administrator
         | 
     |
| env
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Environment as configured in ~/.pyrax.cfg, see https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#pyrax-configuration.
         | 
     |
| identity_type
        
        -
         | 
      Default: 
        "rackspace"
         | 
      
        
        Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
         | 
     
| name
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        Domain name to create
         | 
     |
| region
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "DFW"
         | 
      
        
        Region to create an instance in.
         | 
     
| state
        
        -
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Indicate desired state of the resource
         | 
     
| tenant_id
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        The tenant ID used for authentication.
         | 
     |
| tenant_name
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        The tenant name used for authentication.
         | 
     |
| ttl
        
        -
         | 
      Default: 
        3600
         | 
      
        
        Time to live of domain in seconds
         | 
     
| username
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Rackspace username, overrides credentials.
         | 
     |
| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints.
        
       aliases: verify_ssl  | 
     
Notes
Note
- It is recommended that plays utilizing this module be run with 
serial: 1to avoid exceeding the API request limit imposed by the Rackspace CloudDNS API - The following environment variables can be used, 
RAX_USERNAME,RAX_API_KEY,RAX_CREDS_FILE,RAX_CREDENTIALS,RAX_REGION. RAX_CREDENTIALSandRAX_CREDS_FILEpoints to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticatingRAX_USERNAMEandRAX_API_KEYobviate the use of a credentials fileRAX_REGIONdefines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)- The following environment variables can be used, 
RAX_USERNAME,RAX_API_KEY,RAX_CREDS_FILE,RAX_CREDENTIALS,RAX_REGION. RAX_CREDENTIALSandRAX_CREDS_FILEpoints to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticatingRAX_USERNAMEandRAX_API_KEYobviate the use of a credentials fileRAX_REGIONdefines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)
Examples
- name: Create domain
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Domain create request
      local_action:
        module: rax_dns
        credentials: ~/.raxpub
        name: example.org
        email: admin@example.org
      register: rax_dns
  Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
 - This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
 
Authors
- Matt Martz (@sivel)
 
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