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community.network.avi_user – Avi User Module
Note
This plugin is part of the community.network collection (version 3.0.0).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.network.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.network.avi_user.
Synopsis
- This module can be used for creation, updation and deletion of a user.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- avisdk
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| access
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Access settings (write, read, or no access) for each type of resource within Vantage.
         | 
     ||
| api_context
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Avi API context that includes current session ID and CSRF Token.
        
       
        This allows user to perform single login and re-use the session.
         | 
     ||
| api_version
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "16.4.4"
         | 
      
        
        Avi API version of to use for Avi API and objects.
         | 
     |
| avi_api_patch_op
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Patch operation to use when using avi_api_update_method as patch.
         | 
     |
| avi_api_update_method
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Default method for object update is HTTP PUT.
        
       
        Setting to patch will override that behavior to use HTTP PATCH.
         | 
     |
| avi_credentials
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Avi Credentials dictionary which can be used in lieu of enumerating Avi Controller login details.
         | 
     ||
| api_version
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "16.4.4"
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller version
         | 
     |
| controller
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller IP or SQDN
         | 
     ||
| csrftoken
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller API csrftoken to reuse existing session with session id
         | 
     ||
| password
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller password
         | 
     ||
| port
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller port
         | 
     ||
| session_id
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller API session id to reuse existing session with csrftoken
         | 
     ||
| tenant
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "admin"
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller tenant
         | 
     |
| tenant_uuid
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller tenant UUID
         | 
     ||
| timeout
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        300
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller request timeout
         | 
     |
| token
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller API token
         | 
     ||
| username
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller username
         | 
     ||
| avi_disable_session_cache_as_fact
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        It disables avi session information to be cached as a fact.
         | 
     |
| controller
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        IP address or hostname of the controller. The default value is the environment variable  AVI_CONTROLLER.
        | 
     |
| default_tenant_ref
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "/api/tenant?name=admin"
         | 
      
        
        Default tenant reference.
        
       
        This can also be full URI same as it comes in response payload
         | 
     |
| email
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Email address of the user. This field is used when a user loses their password and requests to have it reset. See Password Recovery.
         | 
     ||
| is_active
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Activates the current user account.
         | 
     |
| is_superuser
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If the user will need to have the same privileges as the admin account, set it to true.
         | 
     |
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Full name of the user.
         | 
     ||
| obj_password
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        You may either enter a case-sensitive password in this field for the new or existing user.
         | 
     ||
| obj_username
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Name that the user will supply when signing into Avi Vantage, such as jdoe or jdoe@avinetworks.com.
         | 
     ||
| password
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        Password of Avi user in Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable  AVI_PASSWORD.
        | 
     |
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The state that should be applied on the entity.
         | 
     |
| tenant
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "admin"
         | 
      
        
        Name of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.
         | 
     |
| tenant_uuid
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        UUID of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.
         | 
     |
| user_profile_ref
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Refer user profile.
        
       
        This can also be full URI same as it comes in response payload
         | 
     ||
| username
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        Username used for accessing Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable  AVI_USERNAME.
        | 
     |
Notes
Note
- For more information on using Ansible to manage Avi Network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-avi-networks.
 
Examples
- name: User creation
  community.network.avi_user:
    controller: ""
    username: ""
    password: ""
    api_version: ""
    name: "testuser"
    obj_username: "testuser"
    obj_password: "test123"
    email: "test@abc.test"
    access:
      - role_ref: "/api/role?name=Tenant-Admin"
        tenant_ref: "/api/tenant/admin#admin"
    user_profile_ref: "/api/useraccountprofile?name=Default-User-Account-Profile"
    is_active: true
    is_superuser: true
    default_tenant_ref: "/api/tenant?name=admin"
- name: User creation
  community.network.avi_user:
    controller: ""
    username: ""
    password: ""
    api_version: ""
    name: "testuser"
    obj_username: "testuser2"
    obj_password: "password"
    email: "testuser2@abc.test"
    access:
      - role_ref: "https://192.0.2.10/api/role?name=Tenant-Admin"
        tenant_ref: "https://192.0.2.10/api/tenant/admin#admin"
    user_profile_ref: "https://192.0.2.10/api/useraccountprofile?name=Default-User-Account-Profile"
    is_active: true
    is_superuser: true
    default_tenant_ref: "https://192.0.2.10/api/tenant?name=admin"
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| obj
        
        dictionary
         | 
      success, changed | 
        
        Avi REST resource
          | 
     
Authors
- Shrikant Chaudhari (@gitshrikant) <shrikant.chaudhari@avinetworks.com>
 
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/network/avi_user_module.html