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fortios_user_ldap – Configure LDAP server entries in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate
New in version 2.9.
Synopsis
- This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify user feature and ldap category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- fortiosapi>=0.9.8
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| host 
        string
        | 
        FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.
        | ||
| https 
        boolean
        | 
 | 
        Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.
        | |
| password 
        string
        | Default: 
        ""
        | 
        FortiOS or FortiGate password.
        | |
| ssl_verify 
        boolean
        | 
 | 
        Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
        | |
| state 
        string / required
        | 
 | 
        Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
        | |
| user_ldap 
        dictionary
        | Default: 
        null
        | 
        Configure LDAP server entries.
        | |
| account_key_filter 
        string
        | 
        Account key filter, using the UPN as the search filter.
        | ||
| account_key_processing 
        string
        | 
 | 
        Account key processing operation, either keep or strip domain string of UPN in the token.
        | |
| ca_cert 
        string
        | 
        CA certificate name. Source vpn.certificate.ca.name.
        | ||
| cnid 
        string
        | 
        Common name identifier for the LDAP server. The common name identifier for most LDAP servers is "cn".
        | ||
| dn 
        string
        | 
        Distinguished name used to look up entries on the LDAP server.
        | ||
| group_filter 
        string
        | 
        Filter used for group matching.
        | ||
| group_member_check 
        string
        | 
 | 
        Group member checking methods.
        | |
| group_object_filter 
        string
        | 
        Filter used for group searching.
        | ||
| group_search_base 
        string
        | 
        Search base used for group searching.
        | ||
| member_attr 
        string
        | 
        Name of attribute from which to get group membership.
        | ||
| name 
        string / required
        | 
        LDAP server entry name.
        | ||
| password 
        string
        | 
        Password for initial binding.
        | ||
| password_expiry_warning 
        string
        | 
 | 
        Enable/disable password expiry warnings.
        | |
| password_renewal 
        string
        | 
 | 
        Enable/disable online password renewal.
        | |
| port 
        integer
        | 
        Port to be used for communication with the LDAP server .
        | ||
| secondary_server 
        string
        | 
        Secondary LDAP server CN domain name or IP.
        | ||
| secure 
        string
        | 
 | 
        Port to be used for authentication.
        | |
| server 
        string
        | 
        LDAP server CN domain name or IP.
        | ||
| server_identity_check 
        string
        | 
 | 
        Enable/disable LDAP server identity check (verify server domain name/IP address against the server certificate).
        | |
| source_ip 
        string
        | 
        Source IP for communications to LDAP server.
        | ||
| ssl_min_proto_version 
        string
        | 
 | 
        Minimum supported protocol version for SSL/TLS connections .
        | |
| tertiary_server 
        string
        | 
        Tertiary LDAP server CN domain name or IP.
        | ||
| type 
        string
        | 
 | 
        Authentication type for LDAP searches.
        | |
| username 
        string
        | 
        Username (full DN) for initial binding.
        | ||
| username 
        string
        | 
        FortiOS or FortiGate username.
        | ||
| vdom 
        string
        | Default: 
        "root"
        | 
        Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.
        | |
Notes
Note
- Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet
- Run as a local_action in your playbook
Examples
- hosts: localhost
  vars:
   host: "192.168.122.40"
   username: "admin"
   password: ""
   vdom: "root"
   ssl_verify: "False"
  tasks:
  - name: Configure LDAP server entries.
    fortios_user_ldap:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      user_ldap:
        account_key_filter: "<your_own_value>"
        account_key_processing: "same"
        ca_cert: "<your_own_value> (source vpn.certificate.ca.name)"
        cnid: "<your_own_value>"
        dn: "<your_own_value>"
        group_filter: "<your_own_value>"
        group_member_check: "user-attr"
        group_object_filter: "<your_own_value>"
        group_search_base: "<your_own_value>"
        member_attr: "<your_own_value>"
        name: "default_name_13"
        password: "<your_own_value>"
        password_expiry_warning: "enable"
        password_renewal: "enable"
        port: "17"
        secondary_server: "<your_own_value>"
        secure: "disable"
        server: "192.168.100.40"
        server_identity_check: "enable"
        source_ip: "84.230.14.43"
        ssl_min_proto_version: "default"
        tertiary_server: "<your_own_value>"
        type: "simple"
        username: "<your_own_value>"
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| build 
        string
        | always | 
        Build number of the fortigate image
        Sample:
        
        1547
        | 
| http_method 
        string
        | always | 
        Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate
        Sample:
        
        PUT
        | 
| http_status 
        string
        | always | 
        Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied
        Sample:
        
        200
        | 
| mkey 
        string
        | success | 
        Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate
        Sample:
        
        id
        | 
| name 
        string
        | always | 
        Name of the table used to fulfill the request
        Sample:
        
        urlfilter
        | 
| path 
        string
        | always | 
        Path of the table used to fulfill the request
        Sample:
        
        webfilter
        | 
| revision 
        string
        | always | 
        Internal revision number
        Sample:
        
        17.0.2.10658
        | 
| serial 
        string
        | always | 
        Serial number of the unit
        Sample:
        
        FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
        | 
| status 
        string
        | always | 
        Indication of the operation's result
        Sample:
        
        success
        | 
| vdom 
        string
        | always | 
        Virtual domain used
        Sample:
        
        root
        | 
| version 
        string
        | always | 
        Version of the FortiGate
        Sample:
        
        v5.6.3
        | 
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
- Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)
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