ansible.builtin.ios_banner (v2.3.3.0-1) — module

Manage multiline banners on Cisco IOS devices

| "added in version" 2.3 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Ricardo Carrillo Cruz (@rcarrillocruz)

preview | supported by community

Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.3.3.0.post1

Description

This will configure both login and motd banners on remote devices running Cisco IOS. It allows playbooks to add or remote banner text from the active running configuration.

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: configure the login banner
  ios_banner:
    banner: login
    text: |
      this is my login banner
      that contains a multiline
      string
    state: present
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: remove the motd banner
  ios_banner:
    banner: motd
    state: absent

Inputs

    
text:
    default: null
    description:
    - The banner text that should be present in the remote device running configuration.  This
      argument accepts a multiline string. Requires I(state=present).

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    default: present
    description:
    - Specifies whether or not the configuration is present in the current devices active
      running configuration.

banner:
    choices:
    - login
    - banner
    default: null
    description:
    - Specifies which banner that should be configured on the remote device.
    required: true

Outputs

commands:
  description: The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device
  returned: always
  sample:
  - banner login
  - this is my login banner
  - that contains a multiline
  - string
  type: list