machinectl – Systemd’s machinectl privilege escalation

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machinectl – Systemd’s machinectl privilege escalation

New in version 2.8.


Synopsis

  • This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user via the machinectl utility.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Configuration Comments

become_exe

-

Default:

"machinectl"

ini entries: [privilege_escalation]become_exe = machinectl

[machinectl_become_plugin]executable = machinectl


env:ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE

env:ANSIBLE_MACHINECTL_EXE

var: ansible_become_exe

var: ansible_machinectl_exe

Machinectl executable

become_flags

-

Default:

""

ini entries: [privilege_escalation]become_flags =

[machinectl_become_plugin]flags =


env:ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS

env:ANSIBLE_MACHINECTL_FLAGS

var: ansible_become_flags

var: ansible_machinectl_flags

Options to pass to machinectl

become_pass

-

ini entries: [machinectl_become_plugin]password = VALUE


env:ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS

env:ANSIBLE_MACHINECTL_PASS

var: ansible_become_password

var: ansible_become_pass

var: ansible_machinectl_pass

Password for machinectl

become_user

-

ini entries: [privilege_escalation]become_user = VALUE

[machinectl_become_plugin]user = VALUE


env:ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER

env:ANSIBLE_MACHINECTL_USER

var: ansible_become_user

var: ansible_machinectl_user

User you 'become' to execute the task



Status

Authors

  • ansible (@core)

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Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.


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