ansible.builtin.iam_role (v2.4.3.0-1) — module

Manage AWS IAM roles

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

Authors: Rob White, @wimnat

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Install with pip install ansible==2.4.3.0.post1

Description

Manage AWS IAM roles


Requirements

Usage examples

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# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.

# Create a role
- iam_role:
    name: mynewrole
    assume_role_policy_document: "{{ lookup('file','policy.json') }}"
    state: present
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    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Create a role and attach a managed policy called "PowerUserAccess"
- iam_role:
    name: mynewrole
    assume_role_policy_document: "{{ lookup('file','policy.json') }}"
    state: present
    managed_policy:
      - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/PowerUserAccess
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    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Keep the role created above but remove all managed policies
- iam_role:
    name: mynewrole
    assume_role_policy_document: "{{ lookup('file','policy.json') }}"
    state: present
    managed_policy:
      -
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Delete the role
- iam_role:
    name: mynewrole
    assume_role_policy_document: "{{ lookup('file','policy.json') }}"
    state: absent

Inputs

    
name:
    description:
    - The name of the role to create.
    required: true

path:
    default: /
    description:
    - The path to the role. For more information about paths, see U(http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.html).
    required: false

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    description:
    - Create or remove the IAM role
    required: true

profile:
    aliases:
    - aws_profile
    description:
    - The I(profile) option is mutually exclusive with the I(aws_access_key), I(aws_secret_key)
      and I(security_token) options.
    type: str

aws_config:
    description:
    - A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration.
    - Parameters can be found at U(https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config).
    type: dict

endpoint_url:
    aliases:
    - ec2_url
    - aws_endpoint_url
    - s3_url
    description:
    - URL to use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will
      use EC2 endpoints). Ignored for modules where region is required. Must be specified
      for all other modules if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL
      environment variable, if any, is used.
    type: str

aws_ca_bundle:
    description:
    - The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates.
    - 'Note: The CA Bundle is read ''module'' side and may need to be explicitly copied
      from the controller if not run locally.'
    type: path

aws_access_key:
    aliases:
    - ec2_access_key
    - access_key
    description:
    - C(AWS access key). If not set then the value of the C(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID), C(AWS_ACCESS_KEY)
      or C(EC2_ACCESS_KEY) environment variable is used.
    - The I(aws_access_key) and I(profile) options are mutually exclusive.
    type: str

aws_secret_key:
    aliases:
    - ec2_secret_key
    - secret_key
    description:
    - C(AWS secret key). If not set then the value of the C(AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY), C(AWS_SECRET_KEY),
      or C(EC2_SECRET_KEY) environment variable is used.
    - The I(aws_secret_key) and I(profile) options are mutually exclusive.
    type: str

managed_policy:
    aliases:
    - managed_policies
    description:
    - A list of managed policy ARNs or, since Ansible 2.4, a list of either managed policy
      ARNs or friendly names. To embed an inline policy, use M(iam_policy). To remove
      existing policies, use an empty list item.
    required: true

security_token:
    aliases:
    - aws_session_token
    - session_token
    - aws_security_token
    - access_token
    description:
    - C(AWS STS security token). If not set then the value of the C(AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN)
      or C(EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN) environment variable is used.
    - The I(security_token) and I(profile) options are mutually exclusive.
    - Aliases I(aws_session_token) and I(session_token) have been added in version 3.2.0.
    type: str

validate_certs:
    default: true
    description:
    - When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with
      the AWS APIs.
    type: bool

assume_role_policy_document:
    description:
    - 'The trust relationship policy document that grants an entity permission to assume
      the role.  This parameter is required when state: present.'
    required: false

debug_botocore_endpoint_logs:
    default: 'no'
    description:
    - Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action"
      API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the
      task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made
      during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also
      be used.
    type: bool

Outputs

arn:
  description: the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) specifying the role
  returned: always
  sample: arn:aws:iam::1234567890:role/mynewrole
  type: string
assume_role_policy_document:
  description: the policy that grants an entity permission to assume the role
  returned: always
  sample:
    statement:
    - action: sts:AssumeRole
      effect: Allow
      principal:
        service: ec2.amazonaws.com
      sid: ''
    version: '2012-10-17'
  type: string
attached_policies:
  description: a list of dicts containing the name and ARN of the managed IAM policies
    attached to the role
  returned: always
  sample:
  - policy_arn: arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/PowerUserAccess
    policy_name: PowerUserAccess
  type: list
create_date:
  description: the date and time, in ISO 8601 date-time format, when the role was
    created
  returned: always
  sample: '2016-08-14T04:36:28+00:00'
  type: string
path:
  description: the path to the role
  returned: always
  sample: /
  type: string
role_id:
  description: the stable and unique string identifying the role
  returned: always
  sample: ABCDEFF4EZ4ABCDEFV4ZC
  type: string
role_name:
  description: the friendly name that identifies the role
  returned: always
  sample: myrole
  type: string