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dellemc.openmanage.ome_user – Create, modify or delete a user on OpenManage Enterprise
Note
This plugin is part of the dellemc.openmanage collection (version 3.6.0).
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 dellemc.openmanage.
To use it in a playbook, specify: dellemc.openmanage.ome_user.
New in version 2.0.0: of dellemc.openmanage
Synopsis
- This module creates, modifies or deletes a user on OpenManage Enterprise.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.7.5
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| attributes
        
        dictionary
         | 
      Default: 
        {}
         | 
      
        
        Payload data for the user operations. It can take the following attributes for  
       present.
       
        UserTypeId, DirectoryServiceId, Description, Name, Password, UserName, RoleId, Locked, Enabled.
        
       
        OME will throw error if required parameter is not provided for operation.
        
       
        Refer OpenManage Enterprise API Reference Guide for more details.
         | 
     
| hostname
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Modular IP address or hostname.
         | 
     |
| name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Unique Name of the user to be deleted.
        
       
        Either user_id or name is mandatory for  absent operation.
        | 
     |
| password
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Modular password.
         | 
     |
| port
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        443
         | 
      
        
        OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Modular HTTPS port.
         | 
     
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
       present creates a user in case the UserName provided inside attributes does not exist.
       present modifies a user in case the UserName provided inside attributes exists.
       absent deletes an existing user.
        | 
     
| user_id
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Unique ID of the user to be deleted.
        
       
        Either user_id or name is mandatory for  absent operation.
        | 
     |
| username
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Modular username.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- Run this module from a system that has direct access to DellEMC OpenManage Enterprise.
 - This module does not support 
check_mode. 
Examples
---
- name: Create user with required parameters
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_user:
    hostname: "192.168.0.1"
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
    attributes:
      UserName: "user1"
      Password: "UserPassword"
      RoleId: "10"
      Enabled: True
- name: Create user with all parameters
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_user:
    hostname: "192.168.0.1"
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
    attributes:
      UserName: "user2"
      Description: "user2 description"
      Password: "UserPassword"
      RoleId: "10"
      Enabled: True
      DirectoryServiceId: 0
      UserTypeId: 1
      Locked: False
      Name: "user2"
- name: Modify existing user
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_user:
    hostname: "192.168.0.1"
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
    state: "present"
    attributes:
      UserName: "user3"
      RoleId: "10"
      Enabled: True
      Description: "Modify user Description"
- name: Delete existing user using id
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_user:
    hostname: "192.168.0.1"
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
    state: "absent"
    user_id: 1234
- name: Delete existing user using name
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_user:
    hostname: "192.168.0.1"
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
    state: "absent"
    name: "name"
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| msg
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Overall status of the user operation.
         Sample:
        
       
        Successfully created a User
         | 
     
| user_status
        
        dictionary
         | 
      When state is present. | 
      
        
        Details of the user operation, when state is   present.
       Sample:
        
       
        {'Description': 'Test user creation', 'DirectoryServiceId': 0, 'Enabled': True, 'Id': '61546', 'IsBuiltin': False, 'Locked': False, 'Name': 'test', 'Password': None, 'PlainTextPassword': None, 'RoleId': '10', 'UserName': 'test', 'UserTypeId': 1}
         | 
     
Authors
- Sajna Shetty(@Sajna-Shetty)
 
© 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/dellemc/openmanage/ome_user_module.html