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ejabberd_user - Manages users for ejabberd servers
New in version 1.5.
Synopsis
- This module provides user management for ejabberd servers
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- ejabberd with mod_admin_extra
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| host  
        required
         | 
      
        
        the ejabberd host associated with this username
         | 
     |
| logging  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        enables or disables the local syslog facility for this module
         | 
     
| password | 
        
        the password to assign to the username
         | 
     |
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        describe the desired state of the user to be managed
         | 
     
| username  
        required
         | 
      
        
        the name of the user to manage
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- Password parameter is required for state == present only
 - Passwords must be stored in clear text for this release
 - The ejabberd configuration file must include mod_admin_extra as a module.
 
Examples
# Example playbook entries using the ejabberd_user module to manage users state.
- name: create a user if it does not exist
  ejabberd_user:
    username: test
    host: server
    password: password
- name: delete a user if it exists
  ejabberd_user:
    username: test
    host: server
    state: absent
  Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Peter Sprygada (@privateip)
 
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