ansible / ansible.builtin / v2.9.3 / module / vmware_local_user_manager Manage local users on an ESXi host | "added in version" 2.2 of ansible.builtin" Authors: Andreas Nafpliotis (@nafpliot-ibm) preview | supported by communityansible.builtin.vmware_local_user_manager (v2.9.3) — module
pip
Install with pip install ansible==2.9.3
Manage local users on an ESXi host
- name: Add local user to ESXi vmware_local_user_manager: hostname: esxi_hostname username: root password: vmware local_user_name: foo delegate_to: localhost
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 state: choices: - present - absent default: present description: - Indicate desired state of the user. If the user already exists when C(state=present), the user info is updated type: str 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_name: description: - The local user name to be changed. required: true type: str local_user_password: description: - The password to be set. required: false type: str local_user_description: description: - Description for the user. required: false type: str