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+.. _vyos.vyos.vyos_user_module:
+
+
+*******************
+vyos.vyos.vyos_user
+*******************
+
+**Manage the collection of local users on VyOS device**
+
+
+Version added: 1.0.0
+
+.. contents::
+ :local:
+ :depth: 1
+
+
+Synopsis
+--------
+- This module provides declarative management of the local usernames configured on network devices. It allows playbooks to manage either individual usernames or the collection of usernames in the current running config. It also supports purging usernames from the configuration that are not explicitly defined.
+
+
+
+
+Parameters
+----------
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+ <table border=0 cellpadding=0 class="documentation-table">
+ <tr>
+ <th colspan="2">Parameter</th>
+ <th>Choices/<font color="blue">Defaults</font></th>
+ <th width="100%">Comments</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="2">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>aggregate</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">-</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>The set of username objects to be configured on the remote VyOS device. The list entries can either be the username or a hash of username and properties. This argument is mutually exclusive with the <code>name</code> argument.</div>
+ <div style="font-size: small; color: darkgreen"><br/>aliases: users, collection</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="2">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>configured_password</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">-</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>The password to be configured on the VyOS device. The password needs to be provided in clear and it will be encrypted on the device. Please note that this option is not same as <code>provider password</code>.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="2">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>full_name</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">-</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>The <code>full_name</code> argument provides the full name of the user account to be created on the remote device. This argument accepts any text string value.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="2">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>level</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">-</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>The <code>level</code> argument configures the level of the user when logged into the system. This argument accepts string values admin or operator.</div>
+ <div style="font-size: small; color: darkgreen"><br/>aliases: role</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="2">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>name</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">-</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>The username to be configured on the VyOS device. This argument accepts a string value and is mutually exclusive with the <code>aggregate</code> argument. Please note that this option is not same as <code>provider username</code>.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="2">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>provider</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">dictionary</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div><b>Deprecated</b></div>
+ <div>Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using <code>connection: network_cli</code>.</div>
+ <div>For more information please see the <a href='../network/getting_started/network_differences.html#multiple-communication-protocols'>Network Guide</a>.</div>
+ <div><hr/></div>
+ <div>A dict object containing connection details.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>host</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">string</span>
+ / <span style="color: red">required</span> </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>password</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">string</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD</code> will be used instead.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>port</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">integer</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <b>Default:</b><br/><div style="color: blue">22</div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>ssh_keyfile</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">path</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is the path to the key used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE</code> will be used instead.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>timeout</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">integer</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <b>Default:</b><br/><div style="color: blue">10</div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>username</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">string</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME</code> will be used instead.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="2">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>purge</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
+ <li><div style="color: blue"><b>no</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
+ <li>yes</li>
+ </ul>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Instructs the module to consider the resource definition absolute. It will remove any previously configured usernames on the device with the exception of the `admin` user (the current defined set of users).</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="2">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>state</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">-</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
+ <li><div style="color: blue"><b>present</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
+ <li>absent</li>
+ </ul>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Configures the state of the username definition as it relates to the device operational configuration. When set to <em>present</em>, the username(s) should be configured in the device active configuration and when set to <em>absent</em> the username(s) should not be in the device active configuration</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="2">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>update_password</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">-</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
+ <li>on_create</li>
+ <li><div style="color: blue"><b>always</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
+ </ul>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Since passwords are encrypted in the device running config, this argument will instruct the module when to change the password. When set to <code>always</code>, the password will always be updated in the device and when set to <code>on_create</code> the password will be updated only if the username is created.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ <br/>
+
+
+Notes
+-----
+
+.. note::
+ - Tested against VyOS 1.1.8 (helium).
+ - This module works with connection ``network_cli``. See `the VyOS OS Platform Options <../network/user_guide/platform_vyos.html>`_.
+ - For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the :ref:`Ansible Network Guide <network_guide>`
+
+
+
+Examples
+--------
+
+.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
+
+
+ - name: create a new user
+ vyos.vyos.vyos_user:
+ name: ansible
+ configured_password: password
+ state: present
+ - name: remove all users except admin
+ vyos.vyos.vyos_user:
+ purge: yes
+ - name: set multiple users to level operator
+ vyos.vyos.vyos_user:
+ aggregate:
+ - name: netop
+ - name: netend
+ level: operator
+ state: present
+ - name: Change Password for User netop
+ vyos.vyos.vyos_user:
+ name: netop
+ configured_password: '{{ new_password }}'
+ update_password: always
+ state: present
+
+
+
+
+Return Values
+-------------
+Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values>`_, the following are the fields unique to this module:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+ <table border=0 cellpadding=0 class="documentation-table">
+ <tr>
+ <th colspan="1">Key</th>
+ <th>Returned</th>
+ <th width="100%">Description</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
+ <b>commands</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">list</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>always</td>
+ <td>
+ <div>The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device</div>
+ <br/>
+ <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
+ <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">[&#x27;set system login user test level operator&#x27;, &#x27;set system login user authentication plaintext-password password&#x27;]</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ <br/><br/>
+
+
+Status
+------
+
+
+Authors
+~~~~~~~
+
+- Trishna Guha (@trishnaguha)
+
+
+.. hint::
+ Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.