ansible.builtin.iam_group (v2.9.17) — module

Manage AWS IAM groups

| "added in version" 2.4 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Nick Aslanidis (@naslanidis), Maksym Postument (@infectsoldier)

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Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.9.17

Description

Manage AWS IAM groups


Requirements

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.

# Create a group
- iam_group:
    name: testgroup1
    state: present
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Create a group and attach a managed policy using its ARN
- iam_group:
    name: testgroup1
    managed_policy:
      - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSNSFullAccess
    state: present
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Create a group with users as members and attach a managed policy using its ARN
- iam_group:
    name: testgroup1
    managed_policy:
      - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSNSFullAccess
    users:
      - test_user1
      - test_user2
    state: present
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Remove all managed policies from an existing group with an empty list
- iam_group:
    name: testgroup1
    state: present
    purge_policy: true
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Remove all group members from an existing group
- iam_group:
    name: testgroup1
    managed_policy:
      - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSNSFullAccess
    purge_users: true
    state: present
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.

# Delete the group
- iam_group:
    name: testgroup1
    state: absent

Inputs

    
name:
    description:
    - The name of the group to create.
    required: true
    type: str

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    description:
    - Create or remove the IAM group
    required: true
    type: str

users:
    description:
    - A list of existing users to add as members of the group.
    required: false
    type: list

region:
    aliases:
    - aws_region
    - ec2_region
    description:
    - The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION
      environment variable, if any, is used. See U(http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region)
    type: str

ec2_url:
    aliases:
    - aws_endpoint_url
    - endpoint_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

profile:
    aliases:
    - aws_profile
    description:
    - Using I(profile) will override I(aws_access_key), I(aws_secret_key) and I(security_token)
      and support for passing them at the same time as I(profile) has been deprecated.
    - I(aws_access_key), I(aws_secret_key) and I(security_token) will be made mutually
      exclusive with I(profile) after 2022-06-01.
    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).
    - Only the 'user_agent' key is used for boto modules. See U(http://boto.cloudhackers.com/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html#boto)
      for more boto configuration.
    type: dict

purge_users:
    default: false
    description:
    - Detach users which not included in users list
    required: false
    type: bool

purge_policy:
    default: false
    description:
    - Detach policy which not included in managed_policy list
    required: false
    type: bool

aws_ca_bundle:
    description:
    - The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates.
    - Not used by boto 2 based modules.
    - '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.
    - If I(profile) is set this parameter is ignored.
    - Passing the I(aws_access_key) and I(profile) options at the same time has been deprecated
      and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.
    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.
    - If I(profile) is set this parameter is ignored.
    - Passing the I(aws_secret_key) and I(profile) options at the same time has been deprecated
      and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.
    type: str

managed_policy:
    description:
    - A list of managed policy ARNs or friendly names to attach to the role. To embed
      an inline policy, use M(iam_policy).
    required: false
    type: list

security_token:
    aliases:
    - 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.
    - If I(profile) is set this parameter is ignored.
    - Passing the I(security_token) and I(profile) options at the same time has been deprecated
      and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.
    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

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

group:
  contains:
    arn:
      description: the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) specifying the group
      sample: arn:aws:iam::1234567890:group/testgroup1
      type: str
    create_date:
      description: the date and time, in ISO 8601 date-time format, when the group
        was created
      sample: '2017-02-08T04:36:28+00:00'
      type: str
    group_id:
      description: the stable and unique string identifying the group
      sample: AGPAIDBWE12NSFINE55TM
      type: str
    group_name:
      description: the friendly name that identifies the group
      sample: testgroup1
      type: str
    path:
      description: the path to the group
      sample: /
      type: str
  description: dictionary containing all the group information
  returned: success
  type: complex
users:
  contains:
    arn:
      description: the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) specifying the user
      sample: arn:aws:iam::1234567890:user/test_user1
      type: str
    create_date:
      description: the date and time, in ISO 8601 date-time format, when the user
        was created
      sample: '2017-02-08T04:36:28+00:00'
      type: str
    path:
      description: the path to the user
      sample: /
      type: str
    user_id:
      description: the stable and unique string identifying the user
      sample: AIDAIZTPY123YQRS22YU2
      type: str
    user_name:
      description: the friendly name that identifies the user
      sample: testgroup1
      type: str
  description: list containing all the group members
  returned: success
  type: complex