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ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_instance_password_reset – Allows resetting VM the default passwords on Apache CloudStack based clouds.
Note
This plugin is part of the ngine_io.cloudstack collection (version 2.2.2).
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 ngine_io.cloudstack.
To use it in a playbook, specify: ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_instance_password_reset.
New in version 0.1.0: of ngine_io.cloudstack
Synopsis
- Resets the default user account’s password on an instance.
 - Requires cloud-init to be installed in the virtual machine.
 - The passwordenabled flag must be set on the template associated with the VM.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
 - cs >= 0.9.0
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| account
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Account the virtual machine belongs to.
         | 
     |
| api_http_method
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        HTTP method used to query the API endpoint.
        
       
        If not given, the  CLOUDSTACK_METHOD env variable is considered.
        | 
     
| api_key
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        API key of the CloudStack API.
        
       
        If not given, the  CLOUDSTACK_KEY env variable is considered.
        | 
     |
| api_secret
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Secret key of the CloudStack API.
        
       
        If not set, the  CLOUDSTACK_SECRET env variable is considered.
        | 
     |
| api_timeout
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        10
         | 
      
        
        HTTP timeout in seconds.
        
       
        If not given, the  CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT env variable is considered.
        | 
     
| api_url
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        URL of the CloudStack API e.g. https://cloud.example.com/client/api.
        
       
        If not given, the  CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT env variable is considered.
        | 
     |
| api_verify_ssl_cert
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Verify CA authority cert file.
        
       
        If not given, the  CLOUDSTACK_VERIFY env variable is considered.
        | 
     |
| domain
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Name of the domain the virtual machine belongs to.
         | 
     |
| poll_async
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Poll async jobs until job has finished.
         | 
     
| project
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Name of the project the virtual machine belongs to.
         | 
     |
| vm
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the virtual machine to reset the password on.
         | 
     |
| zone
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the zone in which the instance is deployed.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- A detailed guide about cloudstack modules can be found in the CloudStack Cloud Guide.
 - This module supports check mode.
 
Examples
- name: stop the virtual machine before resetting the password
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_instance:
    name: myvirtualmachine
    zone: zone01
    state: stopped
- name: reset and get new default password
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_instance_password_reset:
    vm: myvirtualmachine
    zone: zone01
  register: root
- debug:
    msg: "new default password is {{ root.password }}"
- name: boot the virtual machine to activate the new password
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_instance:
    name: myvirtualmachine
    zone: zone01
    state: started
  when: root is changed
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| id
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        ID of the virtual machine.
         Sample:
        
       
        a6f7a5fc-43f8-11e5-a151-feff819cdc9f
         | 
     
| password
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        The new default password.
         Sample:
        
       
        ahQu5nuNge3keesh
         | 
     
Authors
- Gregor Riepl (@onitake)
 
© 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/ngine_io/cloudstack/cs_instance_password_reset_module.html