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

Manage AWS IAM roles

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

Authors: Rob White (@wimnat)

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Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.9.17

Description

Manage AWS IAM roles


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.

- name: Create a role with description
  iam_role:
    name: mynewrole
    assume_role_policy_document: "{{ lookup('file','policy.json') }}"
    description: This is My New Role
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: "Create a role and attach a managed policy called 'PowerUserAccess'"
  iam_role:
    name: mynewrole
    assume_role_policy_document: "{{ lookup('file','policy.json') }}"
    managed_policy:
      - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/PowerUserAccess
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Keep the role created above but remove all managed policies
  iam_role:
    name: mynewrole
    assume_role_policy_document: "{{ lookup('file','policy.json') }}"
    managed_policy: []
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: 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(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.html).

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

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

boundary:
    aliases:
    - boundary_policy_arn
    description:
    - Add the ARN of an IAM managed policy to restrict the permissions this role can pass
      on to IAM roles/users that it creates.
    - Boundaries cannot be set on Instance Profiles, so if this option is specified then
      C(create_instance_profile) must be false.
    - This is intended for roles/users that have permissions to create new IAM objects.
    - For more information on boundaries, see U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_boundaries.html)
    version_added: '2.7'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

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

description:
    description:
    - Provide a description of the new role
    version_added: '2.5'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

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:
    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.

purge_policies:
    default: true
    description:
    - Detaches any managed policies not listed in the "managed_policy" option. Set to
      false if you want to attach policies elsewhere.
    type: bool
    version_added: '2.5'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

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

create_instance_profile:
    default: true
    description:
    - Creates an IAM instance profile along with the role
    type: bool
    version_added: '2.5'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

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

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

iam_role:
  contains:
    arn:
      description: the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) specifying the role
      returned: always
      sample: arn:aws:iam::1234567890:role/mynewrole
      type: str
    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: str
    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: str
    path:
      description: the path to the role
      returned: always
      sample: /
      type: str
    role_id:
      description: the stable and unique string identifying the role
      returned: always
      sample: ABCDEFF4EZ4ABCDEFV4ZC
      type: str
    role_name:
      description: the friendly name that identifies the role
      returned: always
      sample: myrole
      type: str
  description: dictionary containing the IAM Role data
  returned: success
  type: complex