ansible.builtin._vmware_local_user_facts (v2.9.24) — module

Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.9.24

Description

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.

Requirements

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi

Usage examples

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- 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

Inputs

    
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

Outputs

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