nxos_user – Manage the collection of local users on Nexus devices
nxos_user – Manage the collection of local users on Nexus devices
Synopsis
- This module provides declarative management of the local usernames configured on Cisco Nexus devices. It allows playbooks to manage either individual usernames or the collection of usernames in the current running config. It also supports purging usernames from the configuration that are not explicitly defined.
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
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aggregate - added in 2.4 |
The set of username objects to be configured on the remote Cisco Nexus device. The list entries can either be the username or a hash of username and properties. This argument is mutually exclusive with the
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configured_password - added in 2.4 |
The password to be configured on the network device. The password needs to be provided in cleartext and it will be encrypted on the device. Please note that this option is not same as | ||
name - |
The username to be configured on the remote Cisco Nexus device. This argument accepts a string value and is mutually exclusive with the | ||
provider dictionary |
Deprecated Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using This option is only required if you are using NX-API. For more information please see the NXOS Platform Options guide. A dict object containing connection details. | ||
auth_pass string added in 2.5.3 |
Specifies the password to use if required to enter privileged mode on the remote device. If authorize is false, then this argument does nothing. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable | ||
authorize boolean added in 2.5.3 |
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Instructs the module to enter privileged mode on the remote device before sending any commands. If not specified, the device will attempt to execute all commands in non-privileged mode. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable | |
host string / required |
Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport. | ||
password string |
Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This is a common argument used for either cli or nxapi transports. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable | ||
port integer |
Default: "0 (use common port)" |
Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. This value applies to either cli or nxapi. The port value will default to the appropriate transport common port if none is provided in the task. (cli=22, http=80, https=443). | |
ssh_keyfile string |
Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for the cli transport. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable | ||
timeout integer |
Default: 10 |
Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error. NX-API can be slow to return on long-running commands (sh mac, sh bgp, etc). | |
transport string / required |
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Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. The transport argument supports connectivity to the device over cli (ssh) or nxapi. | |
use_proxy boolean added in 2.5 |
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If | |
use_ssl boolean |
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Configures the transport to use SSL if set to | |
username string |
Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate either the CLI login or the nxapi authentication depending on which transport is used. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable | ||
validate_certs boolean |
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If | |
purge boolean |
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The | |
role - |
The
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sshkey - |
The | ||
state - |
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The | |
update_password - |
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Since passwords are encrypted in the device running config, this argument will instruct the module when to change the password. When set to |
Notes
Note
- For information on using CLI and NX-API see the NXOS Platform Options guide
- For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide
- For more information on using Ansible to manage Cisco devices see the Cisco integration page.
Examples
- name: create a new user
nxos_user:
name: ansible
sshkey: "{{ lookup('file', '~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub') }}"
state: present
- name: remove all users except admin
nxos_user:
purge: yes
- name: set multiple users role
aggregate:
- name: netop
- name: netend
role: network-operator
state: present
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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commands list |
always |
The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device
Sample: ['name ansible', 'name ansible password password'] |
delta string |
always |
The time elapsed to perform all operations
Sample: 0:00:10.469466 |
end string |
always |
The time the job ended
Sample: 2016-11-16 10:38:25.595612 |
start string |
always |
The time the job started
Sample: 2016-11-16 10:38:15.126146 |
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Network Team. [network]
Red Hat Support
More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.
Authors
- Peter Sprygada (@privateip)
© 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/nxos_user_module.html