ansible / ansible.builtin / v2.8.15 / module / vmware_local_user_facts Gather facts about users on the given ESXi host | "added in version" 2.6 of ansible.builtin" Authors: Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde), Christian Kotte (@ckotte) preview | supported by communityansible.builtin.vmware_local_user_facts (v2.8.15) — module
pip
Install with pip install ansible==2.8.15
This module can be used to gather facts about users present on the given ESXi host system in VMware infrastructure.
All variables and VMware object names are case sensitive.
User must hold the 'Authorization.ModifyPermissions' privilege to invoke this module.
- name: Gather facts about all Users on given ESXi host system vmware_local_user_facts: hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}' username: '{{ esxi_username }}' password: '{{ esxi_password }}' delegate_to: localhost register: all_user_facts
port: default: 443 description: - The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PORT) will be used instead. - Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. type: int hostname: description: - The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_HOST) will be used instead. - Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. type: str password: aliases: - pass - pwd description: - The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PASSWORD) will be used instead. - Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. type: str username: aliases: - admin - user description: - The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_USER) will be used instead. - Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. type: str proxy_host: description: - Address of a proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. - The format is a hostname or a IP. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PROXY_HOST) will be used instead. - This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12 required: false type: str proxy_port: description: - Port of the HTTP proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PROXY_PORT) will be used instead. required: false type: int validate_certs: default: true description: - Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to C(false) when certificates are not trusted. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS) will be used instead. - Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. - If set to C(true), please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine. type: bool
local_user_facts: description: metadata about all local users returned: always sample: - description: Administrator full_name: Administrator group: false principal: root role: admin shell_access: true user_group: false user_id: 0 user_name: root - description: DCUI User full_name: DCUI User group: false principal: dcui role: admin shell_access: false user_group: false user_id: 100 user_name: dcui type: dict