ios_user – Manage the aggregate of local users on Cisco IOS device
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis
- This module provides declarative management of the local usernames configured on network devices. It allows playbooks to manage either individual usernames or the aggregate of usernames in the current running config. It also supports purging usernames from the configuration that are not explicitly defined.
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
---|---|---|---|
aggregate
-
|
The set of username objects to be configured on the remote Cisco IOS device. The list entries can either be the username or a hash of username and properties. This argument is mutually exclusive with the
name argument.
aliases: users, collection |
||
auth_pass
string
|
Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using
connection: network_cli and
become: yes with
become_pass .
For more information please see the
IOS Platform Options guide.
Specifies the password to use if required to enter privileged mode on the remote device. If
authorize is false, then this argument does nothing. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
ANSIBLE_NET_AUTH_PASS will be used instead.
|
||
authorize
boolean
|
|
Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using
connection: network_cli and
become: yes .
For more information please see the
IOS Platform Options guide.
Instructs the module to enter privileged mode on the remote device before sending any commands. If not specified, the device will attempt to execute all commands in non-privileged mode. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
ANSIBLE_NET_AUTHORIZE will be used instead.
|
|
configured_password
-
|
The password to be configured on the Cisco IOS device. The password needs to be provided in clear and it will be encrypted on the device. Please note that this option is not same as
provider password .
|
||
hashed_password
-
added in 2.8
|
This option allows configuring hashed passwords on Cisco IOS devices.
|
||
type
integer /
required
|
Specifies the type of hash (e.g., 5 for MD5, 8 for PBKDF2, etc.)
For this to work, the device needs to support the desired hash type
|
||
value
- /
required
|
The actual hashed password to be configured on the device
|
||
name
-
|
The username to be configured on the Cisco IOS device. This argument accepts a string value and is mutually exclusive with the
aggregate argument. Please note that this option is not same as
provider username .
|
||
nopassword
boolean
|
|
Defines the username without assigning a password. This will allow the user to login to the system without being authenticated by a password.
|
|
password_type
-
added in 2.8
|
|
This argument determines whether a 'password' or 'secret' will be configured.
|
|
privilege
-
|
The
privilege argument configures the privilege level of the user when logged into the system. This argument accepts integer values in the range of 1 to 15.
|
||
provider
dictionary
|
Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using
connection: network_cli .
For more information please see the
IOS Platform Options guide.
A dict object containing connection details.
|
||
auth_pass
string
|
Specifies the password to use if required to enter privileged mode on the remote device. If
authorize is false, then this argument does nothing. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
ANSIBLE_NET_AUTH_PASS will be used instead.
|
||
authorize
boolean
|
|
Instructs the module to enter privileged mode on the remote device before sending any commands. If not specified, the device will attempt to execute all commands in non-privileged mode. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
ANSIBLE_NET_AUTHORIZE will be used instead.
|
|
host
string /
required
|
Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport.
|
||
password
string
|
Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead.
|
||
port
integer
|
Default:
22
|
Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device.
|
|
ssh_keyfile
path
|
Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is the path to the key used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.
|
||
timeout
integer
|
Default:
10
|
Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
|
|
username
string
|
Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead.
|
||
purge
boolean
|
|
Instructs the module to consider the resource definition absolute. It will remove any previously configured usernames on the device with the exception of the `admin` user (the current defined set of users).
|
|
sshkey
-
added in 2.7
|
Specifies one or more SSH public key(s) to configure for the given username.
This argument accepts a valid SSH key value.
|
||
state
-
|
|
Configures the state of the username definition as it relates to the device operational configuration. When set to
present, the username(s) should be configured in the device active configuration and when set to
absent the username(s) should not be in the device active configuration
|
|
update_password
-
|
|
Since passwords are encrypted in the device running config, this argument will instruct the module when to change the password. When set to
always , the password will always be updated in the device and when set to
on_create the password will be updated only if the username is created.
|
|
view
-
|
Configures the view for the username in the device running configuration. The argument accepts a string value defining the view name. This argument does not check if the view has been configured on the device.
aliases: role |
Notes
Note
- Tested against IOS 15.6
- For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide
- For more information on using Ansible to manage Cisco devices see the Cisco integration page.
Examples
- name: create a new user ios_user: name: ansible nopassword: True sshkey: "{{ lookup('file', '~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub') }}" state: present - name: create a new user with multiple keys ios_user: name: ansible sshkey: - "{{ lookup('file', '~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub') }}" - "{{ lookup('file', '~/path/to/public_key') }}" state: present - name: remove all users except admin ios_user: purge: yes - name: remove all users except admin and these listed users ios_user: aggregate: - name: testuser1 - name: testuser2 - name: testuser3 purge: yes - name: set multiple users to privilege level 15 ios_user: aggregate: - name: netop - name: netend privilege: 15 state: present - name: set user view/role ios_user: name: netop view: network-operator state: present - name: Change Password for User netop ios_user: name: netop configured_password: "{{ new_password }}" update_password: always state: present - name: Aggregate of users ios_user: aggregate: - name: ansibletest2 - name: ansibletest3 view: network-admin - name: Add a user specifying password type ios_user: name: ansibletest4 configured_password: "{{ new_password }}" password_type: password - name: Add a user with MD5 hashed password ios_user: name: ansibletest5 hashed_password: type: 5 value: $3$8JcDilcYgFZi.yz4ApaqkHG2.8/ - name: Delete users with aggregate ios_user: aggregate: - name: ansibletest1 - name: ansibletest2 - name: ansibletest3 state: absent
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
commands
list
|
always |
The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device
Sample:
['username ansible secret password', 'username admin secret admin']
|
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Network Team. [network]
Red Hat Support
More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.
Authors
- Trishna Guha (@trishnaguha)
Hint
If you notice any issues in this documentation, you can edit this document to improve it.
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/ios_user_module.html