shanemcd.awx.user (20.0.14) — module

create, update, or destroy Automation Platform Controller users.

Authors: John Westcott IV (@john-westcott-iv)

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Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install shanemcd.awx:==20.0.14


Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: shanemcd.awx
      version: 20.0.14

Description

Create, update, or destroy Automation Platform Controller users. See U(https://www.ansible.com/tower) for an overview.

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Add user
  user:
    username: jdoe
    password: foobarbaz
    email: jdoe@example.org
    first_name: John
    last_name: Doe
    state: present
    controller_config_file: "~/tower_cli.cfg"
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Add user as a system administrator
  user:
    username: jdoe
    password: foobarbaz
    email: jdoe@example.org
    superuser: yes
    state: present
    controller_config_file: "~/tower_cli.cfg"
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Add user as a system auditor
  user:
    username: jdoe
    password: foobarbaz
    email: jdoe@example.org
    auditor: yes
    state: present
    controller_config_file: "~/tower_cli.cfg"
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Add user as a member of an organization (permissions on the organization are required)
  user:
    username: jdoe
    password: foobarbaz
    email: jdoe@example.org
    organization: devopsorg
    state: present
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Delete user
  user:
    username: jdoe
    email: jdoe@example.org
    state: absent
    controller_config_file: "~/tower_cli.cfg"

Inputs

    
email:
    description:
    - Email address of the user.
    type: str

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    default: present
    description:
    - Desired state of the resource.
    type: str

password:
    description:
    - Write-only field used to change the password.
    type: str

username:
    description:
    - Required. 150 characters or fewer. Letters, digits and @/./+/-/_ only.
    required: true
    type: str

last_name:
    description:
    - Last name of the user.
    type: str

first_name:
    description:
    - First name of the user.
    type: str

is_superuser:
    aliases:
    - superuser
    default: false
    description:
    - Designates that this user has all permissions without explicitly assigning them.
    type: bool

new_username:
    description:
    - Setting this option will change the existing username (looked up via the name field.
    type: str

organization:
    description:
    - The user will be created as a member of that organization (needed for organization
      admins to create new organization users).
    type: str

update_secrets:
    default: true
    description:
    - C(true) will always change password if user specifies password, even if API gives
      $encrypted$ for password.
    - C(false) will only set the password if other values change too.
    type: bool

validate_certs:
    aliases:
    - tower_verify_ssl
    description:
    - Whether to allow insecure connections to AWX.
    - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated.
    - This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(CONTROLLER_VERIFY_SSL) and then
      config files
    type: bool

controller_host:
    aliases:
    - tower_host
    description:
    - URL to your Automation Platform Controller instance.
    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(CONTROLLER_HOST) and then config
      files
    - If value not specified by any means, the value of C(127.0.0.1) will be used
    type: str

is_system_auditor:
    aliases:
    - auditor
    default: false
    description:
    - User is a system wide auditor.
    type: bool

controller_password:
    aliases:
    - tower_password
    description:
    - Password for your controller instance.
    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(CONTROLLER_PASSWORD) and then
      config files
    type: str

controller_username:
    aliases:
    - tower_username
    description:
    - Username for your controller instance.
    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(CONTROLLER_USERNAME) and then
      config files
    type: str

controller_oauthtoken:
    aliases:
    - tower_oauthtoken
    description:
    - The OAuth token to use.
    - This value can be in one of two formats.
    - A string which is the token itself. (i.e. bqV5txm97wqJqtkxlMkhQz0pKhRMMX)
    - A dictionary structure as returned by the token module.
    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(CONTROLLER_OAUTH_TOKEN) and then
      config files
    type: raw
    version_added: 3.7.0
    version_added_collection: shanemcd.awx

controller_config_file:
    aliases:
    - tower_config_file
    description:
    - Path to the controller config file.
    - If provided, the other locations for config files will not be considered.
    type: path