community.network.pn_user – CLI command to create/modify/delete user
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.pn_user.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to create a user and apply a role, update a user and delete a user.
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| pn_cliswitch
string
|
Target switch to run the CLI on.
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| pn_initial_role
string
|
initial role for user.
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| pn_name
string
|
username.
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| pn_password
string
|
plain text password.
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| pn_scope
string
|
|
local or fabric.
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| state
string / required
|
|
State the action to perform. Use present to create user and absent to delete user update to update user.
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Examples
- name: Create user
community.network.pn_user:
pn_cliswitch: "sw01"
state: "present"
pn_scope: "fabric"
pn_password: "foo123"
pn_name: "foo"
- name: Delete user
community.network.pn_user:
pn_cliswitch: "sw01"
state: "absent"
pn_name: "foo"
- name: Modify user
community.network.pn_user:
pn_cliswitch: "sw01"
state: "update"
pn_password: "test1234"
pn_name: "foo"
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.
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| command
string
|
always |
the CLI command run on the target node.
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| stderr
list / elements=string
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on error |
set of error responses from the user command.
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| stdout
list / elements=string
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always |
set of responses from the user command.
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Authors
- Pluribus Networks (@rajaspachipulusu17)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/network/pn_user_module.html