enable – Switch to elevated permissions on a network device

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enable – Switch to elevated permissions on a network device

New in version 2.8.


Synopsis

  • This become plugins allows elevated permissions on a remote network device.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Configuration Comments

become_pass

-

ini entries: [enable_become_plugin]password = VALUE


env:ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS

env:ANSIBLE_ENABLE_PASS

var: ansible_become_password

var: ansible_become_pass

var: ansible_enable_pass

password



Notes

Note

  • enable is really implemented in the network connection handler and as such can only be used with network connections.
  • This plugin ignores the ‘become_exe’ and ‘become_user’ settings as it uses an API and not an executable.


Status

Authors

  • ansible (@core)

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.8/plugins/become/enable.html