community.general.manageiq_user (8.5.0) — module

Management of users in ManageIQ

Authors: Daniel Korn (@dkorn)

Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install community.general:==8.5.0


Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: community.general
      version: 8.5.0

Description

The manageiq_user module supports adding, updating and deleting users in ManageIQ.


Requirements

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Create a new user in ManageIQ
  community.general.manageiq_user:
    userid: 'jdoe'
    name: 'Jane Doe'
    password: 'VerySecret'
    group: 'EvmGroup-user'
    email: 'jdoe@example.com'
    manageiq_connection:
      url: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000'
      username: 'admin'
      password: 'smartvm'
      validate_certs: false  # only do this when you trust the network!
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Create a new user in ManageIQ using a token
  community.general.manageiq_user:
    userid: 'jdoe'
    name: 'Jane Doe'
    password: 'VerySecret'
    group: 'EvmGroup-user'
    email: 'jdoe@example.com'
    manageiq_connection:
      url: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000'
      token: 'sometoken'
      validate_certs: false  # only do this when you trust the network!
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Delete a user in ManageIQ
  community.general.manageiq_user:
    state: 'absent'
    userid: 'jdoe'
    manageiq_connection:
      url: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000'
      username: 'admin'
      password: 'smartvm'
      validate_certs: false  # only do this when you trust the network!
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Delete a user in ManageIQ using a token
  community.general.manageiq_user:
    state: 'absent'
    userid: 'jdoe'
    manageiq_connection:
      url: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000'
      token: 'sometoken'
      validate_certs: false  # only do this when you trust the network!
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Update email of user in ManageIQ
  community.general.manageiq_user:
    userid: 'jdoe'
    email: 'jaustine@example.com'
    manageiq_connection:
      url: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000'
      username: 'admin'
      password: 'smartvm'
      validate_certs: false  # only do this when you trust the network!
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Update email of user in ManageIQ using a token
  community.general.manageiq_user:
    userid: 'jdoe'
    email: 'jaustine@example.com'
    manageiq_connection:
      url: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000'
      token: 'sometoken'
      validate_certs: false  # only do this when you trust the network!

Inputs

    
name:
    description:
    - The users' full name.
    type: str

email:
    description:
    - The users' E-mail address.
    type: str

group:
    description:
    - The name of the group to which the user belongs.
    type: str

state:
    choices:
    - absent
    - present
    default: present
    description:
    - absent - user should not exist, present - user should be.
    type: str

userid:
    description:
    - The unique userid in manageiq, often mentioned as username.
    required: true
    type: str

password:
    description:
    - The users' password.
    type: str

update_password:
    choices:
    - always
    - on_create
    default: always
    description:
    - V(always) will update passwords unconditionally.  V(on_create) will only set the
      password for a newly created user.
    type: str

manageiq_connection:
    description:
    - ManageIQ connection configuration information.
    required: false
    suboptions:
      ca_cert:
        aliases:
        - ca_bundle_path
        description:
        - The path to a CA bundle file or directory with certificates.
        type: str
      password:
        description:
        - ManageIQ password. E(MIQ_PASSWORD) environment variable if set. Otherwise, required
          if no token is passed in.
        type: str
      token:
        description:
        - ManageIQ token. E(MIQ_TOKEN) environment variable if set. Otherwise, required
          if no username or password is passed in.
        type: str
      url:
        description:
        - ManageIQ environment URL. E(MIQ_URL) environment variable if set. Otherwise,
          it is required to pass it.
        required: false
        type: str
      username:
        description:
        - ManageIQ username. E(MIQ_USERNAME) environment variable if set. Otherwise, required
          if no token is passed in.
        type: str
      validate_certs:
        aliases:
        - verify_ssl
        default: true
        description:
        - Whether SSL certificates should be verified for HTTPS requests.
        type: bool
    type: dict