nsupdate – Manage DNS records
nsupdate – Manage DNS records
Synopsis
- Create, update and remove DNS records using DDNS updates
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- dnspython
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
key_algorithm - |
|
Specify key algorithm used by |
key_name - |
Use TSIG key name to authenticate against DNS | |
key_secret - |
Use TSIG key secret, associated with | |
port - added in 2.5 |
Default: 53 |
Use this TCP port when connecting to |
protocol - added in 2.8 |
|
Sets the transport protocol (TCP or UDP). TCP is the recommended and a more robust option. |
record - / required |
Sets the DNS record to modify. When zone is omitted this has to be absolute (ending with a dot). | |
server - / required |
Apply DNS modification on this server. | |
state - |
|
Manage DNS record. |
ttl - |
Default: 3600 |
Sets the record TTL. |
type - |
Default: "A" |
Sets the record type. |
value - |
Sets the record value. | |
zone - |
DNS record will be modified on this When omitted DNS will be queried to attempt finding the correct zone. Starting with Ansible 2.7 this parameter is optional. |
Examples
- name: Add or modify ansible.example.org A to 192.168.1.1"
nsupdate:
key_name: "nsupdate"
key_secret: "+bFQtBCta7j2vWkjPkAFtgA=="
server: "10.1.1.1"
zone: "example.org"
record: "ansible"
value: "192.168.1.1"
- name: Add or modify ansible.example.org A to 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.3"
nsupdate:
key_name: "nsupdate"
key_secret: "+bFQtBCta7j2vWkjPkAFtgA=="
server: "10.1.1.1"
zone: "example.org"
record: "ansible"
value: ["192.168.1.1", "192.168.1.2", "192.168.1.3"]
- name: Remove puppet.example.org CNAME
nsupdate:
key_name: "nsupdate"
key_secret: "+bFQtBCta7j2vWkjPkAFtgA=="
server: "10.1.1.1"
zone: "example.org"
record: "puppet"
type: "CNAME"
state: absent
- name: Add 1.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. PTR for ansible.example.org
nsupdate:
key_name: "nsupdate"
key_secret: "+bFQtBCta7j2vWkjPkAFtgA=="
server: "10.1.1.1"
record: "1.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa."
type: "PTR"
value: "ansible.example.org."
state: present
- name: Remove 1.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. PTR
nsupdate:
key_name: "nsupdate"
key_secret: "+bFQtBCta7j2vWkjPkAFtgA=="
server: "10.1.1.1"
record: "1.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa."
type: "PTR"
state: absent
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
changed string |
success |
If module has modified record
|
dns_rc integer |
always |
dnspython return code
Sample: 4 |
dns_rc_str string |
always |
dnspython return code (string representation)
Sample: REFUSED |
record string |
success |
DNS record
Sample: ansible |
ttl integer |
success |
DNS record TTL
Sample: 86400 |
type string |
success |
DNS record type
Sample: CNAME |
value list |
success |
DNS record value(s)
Sample: 192.168.1.1 |
zone string |
success |
DNS record zone
Sample: example.org. |
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Loic Blot (@nerzhul)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/nsupdate_module.html