community.vmware.vcenter_root_password_expiration (4.2.0) — module

Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware:==4.2.0

Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: community.vmware
      version: 4.2.0

Description

Manages password expiration configuration for root user of vCSA appliance

Usage examples

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- name: Configures expiring root password
  vcenter_root_password_expiration:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_localos_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    max_days_between_password_change: 60
    min_days_between_password_change: 6
    warn_days_before_password_expiration: 7
    email: example@vmware.com
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

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- name: Configures non-expiring root password
  vcenter_root_password_expiration:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_localos_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_localos_password }}'
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

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 E(VMWARE_PORT)
      will be used instead.
    type: int

email:
    description:
    - e-mail to send password expiration warnings to
    required: false
    type: str

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    default: present
    description:
    - present - represents that password expiration must be configured
    - absent - represents no expiration for root user
    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 E(VMWARE_HOST)
      will be used instead.
    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 E(VMWARE_PASSWORD)
      will be used instead.
    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 E(VMWARE_USER)
      will be used instead.
    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 E(VMWARE_PROXY_HOST)
      will be used instead.
    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 E(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 V(false) when certificates
      are not trusted.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS)
      will be used instead.
    type: bool

max_days_between_password_change:
    description:
    - Maximum days between password change
    required: false
    type: int

min_days_between_password_change:
    description:
    - Minimum days between password change
    required: false
    type: int

warn_days_before_password_expiration:
    description:
    - Days before password expires and password expiration e-mail should be sent
    required: false
    type: int