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junipernetworks.junos.junos_banner – Manage multiline banners on Juniper JUNOS devices
Note
This plugin is part of the junipernetworks.junos collection (version 2.6.0).
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 junipernetworks.junos.
To use it in a playbook, specify: junipernetworks.junos.junos_banner.
New in version 1.0.0: of junipernetworks.junos
Synopsis
- This will configure both login and motd banners on network devices. It allows playbooks to add or remote banner text from the active running configuration.
 
Note
This module has a corresponding action plugin.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- ncclient (>=v0.5.2)
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| active
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specifies whether or not the configuration is active or deactivated
         | 
     |
| banner
        
        string / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specifies which banner that should be configured on the remote device. Value  login indicates system login message prior to authenticating, motd is login announcement after successful authentication.
        | 
     |
| provider
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        Deprecated
        
       
        Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using  
       connection: network_cli or connection: netconf.
       
        For more information please see the Junos OS Platform Options guide.
        
       
        A dict object containing connection details.
         | 
     ||
| host
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        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
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. The port value will default to the well known SSH port of 22 (for  transport=cli) or port 830 (for transport=netconf) device.
        | 
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| 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
         | 
      
        
        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.
         | 
     ||
| transport
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
         | 
     |
| 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.
        | 
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| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specifies whether or not the configuration is present in the current devices active running configuration.
         | 
     |
| text
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The banner text that should be present in the remote device running configuration. This argument accepts a multiline string, with no empty lines. Requires state=present.
         | 
     ||
Notes
Note
- This module requires the netconf system service be enabled on the remote device being managed.
 - Tested against vSRX JUNOS version 15.1X49-D15.4, vqfx-10000 JUNOS Version 15.1X53-D60.4.
 - Recommended connection is 
netconf. See the Junos OS Platform Options. - This module also works with 
localconnections for legacy playbooks. - For information on using CLI and netconf see the Junos OS Platform Options guide
 - For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide
 - For more information on using Ansible to manage Juniper network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-juniper.
 
Examples
- name: configure the login banner
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_banner:
    banner: login
    text: |
      this is my login banner
      that contains a multiline
      string
    state: present
- name: remove the motd banner
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_banner:
    banner: motd
    state: absent
- name: deactivate the motd banner
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_banner:
    banner: motd
    state: present
    active: false
- name: activate the motd banner
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_banner:
    banner: motd
    state: present
    active: true
- name: Configure banner from file
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_banner:
    banner: motd
    text: "{{ lookup('file', './config_partial/raw_banner.cfg') }}"
    state: present
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| diff.prepared
        
        string
         | 
      when configuration is changed and diff option is enabled. | 
        
        Configuration difference before and after applying change.
         Sample:
        
       
        [edit system login] + message "this is my login banner";
         | 
     
Authors
- Ganesh Nalawade (@ganeshrn)
 
© 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/junipernetworks/junos/junos_banner_module.html