amazon.aws.iam_user module – Manage AWS IAM users

Note

This module is part of the amazon.aws collection (version 9.5.1).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install amazon.aws. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: amazon.aws.iam_user.

New in amazon.aws 5.0.0

Synopsis

• A module to manage AWS IAM users.

• The module does not manage groups that users belong to, groups memberships can be managed using amazon.aws.iam_group.

• This module was originally added to community.aws in release 1.0.0.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• python >= 3.6

• boto3 >= 1.28.0

• botocore >= 1.31.0

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
access_key aliases: aws_access_key_id, aws_access_key, ec2_access_key string	AWS access key ID. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The aws_access_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_access_key_id alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_access_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
aws_ca_bundle path	The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates. The AWS_CA_BUNDLE environment variable may also be used.
aws_config dictionary	A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration. Parameters can be found in the AWS documentation https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config.
boundary aliases: boundary_policy_arn, permissions_boundary string added in amazon.aws 7.2.0	The ARN of an IAM managed policy to apply as a boundary policy for this user. Boundary policies can be used to restrict the permissions a user can excercise, but does not grant any policies in and of itself. For more information on boundaries, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_boundaries.html. Set to the empty string "" to remove the boundary policy.
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs boolean	Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used. Choices: false ← (default) true
endpoint_url aliases: ec2_url, aws_endpoint_url, s3_url string	URL to connect to instead of the default AWS endpoints. While this can be used to connection to other AWS-compatible services the amazon.aws and community.aws collections are only tested against AWS. The AWS_URL or EC2_URL environment variables may also be used, in decreasing order of preference. The ec2_url and s3_url aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_URL environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
managed_policies aliases: managed_policy list / elements=string	A list of managed policy ARNs or friendly names to attach to the user. To embed an inline policy, use community.aws.iam_policy. Default: []
name aliases: user_name string / required	The name of the user. Note: user names are unique within an account. Paths (path) do not affect the uniqueness requirements of name. For example it is not permitted to have both /Path1/MyUser and /Path2/MyUser in the same account. user_name was added as an alias in release 7.2.0.
password string added in community.aws 2.2.0	The password to apply to the user.
password_reset_required boolean added in community.aws 3.1.0	Defines if the user is required to set a new password when they log in. Ignored unless a new password is set. Choices: false ← (default) true
path aliases: prefix, path_prefix string added in amazon.aws 7.2.0	The path for the user. For more information about IAM paths, see the AWS IAM identifiers documentation https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.html.
profile aliases: aws_profile string	A named AWS profile to use for authentication. See the AWS documentation for more information about named profiles https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html. The AWS_PROFILE environment variable may also be used. The profile option is mutually exclusive with the aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token options.
purge_policies aliases: purge_policy, purge_managed_policies boolean	When purge_policies=true any managed policies not listed in managed_policies will be detached. Choices: false ← (default) true
purge_tags boolean	If purge_tags=true and tags is set, existing tags will be purged from the resource to match exactly what is defined by tags parameter. If the tags parameter is not set then tags will not be modified, even if purge_tags=True. Tag keys beginning with aws: are reserved by Amazon and can not be modified. As such they will be ignored for the purposes of the purge_tags parameter. See the Amazon documentation for more information https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws_tagging.html#tag-conventions. Choices: false true ← (default)
region aliases: aws_region, ec2_region string	The AWS region to use. For global services such as IAM, Route53 and CloudFront, region is ignored. The AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variables may also be used. See the Amazon AWS documentation for more information http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region. The ec2_region alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01 Support for the EC2_REGION environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
remove_password boolean added in community.aws 2.2.0	Option to delete user login passwords. This field is mutually exclusive to password. Choices: false true
secret_key aliases: aws_secret_access_key, aws_secret_key, ec2_secret_key string	AWS secret access key. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The secret_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_secret_access_key alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_secret_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
session_token aliases: aws_session_token, security_token, aws_security_token, access_token string	AWS STS session token for use with temporary credentials. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_SESSION_TOKEN, AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The security_token and profile options are mutually exclusive. Aliases aws_session_token and session_token were added in release 3.2.0, with the parameter being renamed from security_token to session_token in release 6.0.0. The security_token, aws_security_token, and access_token aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY and AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
state string / required	Create or remove the IAM user. Choices: "present" "absent"
tags aliases: resource_tags dictionary	A dictionary representing the tags to be applied to the resource. If the tags parameter is not set then tags will not be modified.
update_password string added in community.aws 2.2.0	When to update user passwords. update_password=always will ensure the password is set to password. update_password=on_create will only set the password for newly created users. Choices: "always" ← (default) "on_create"
validate_certs boolean	When set to false, SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with the AWS APIs. Setting validate_certs=false is strongly discouraged, as an alternative, consider setting aws_ca_bundle instead. Choices: false true ← (default)
wait boolean added in community.aws 2.2.0	When wait=True the module will wait for up to wait_timeout seconds for IAM user creation before returning. Choices: false true ← (default)
wait_timeout integer added in community.aws 2.2.0	How long (in seconds) to wait for creation / updates to complete. Default: 120

Notes

Note

• Support for tags and purge_tags was added in release 2.1.0.

• Caution: For modules, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘host’ context and not the ‘controller’ context. As such, files may need to be explicitly copied to the ‘host’. For lookup and connection plugins, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘controller’ context and not the ‘host’ context.

• The AWS SDK (boto3) that Ansible uses may also read defaults for credentials and other settings, such as the region, from its configuration files in the Ansible ‘host’ context (typically ~/.aws/credentials). See https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/credentials.html for more information.

Examples

# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.
# Note: This module does not allow management of groups that users belong to.
#       Groups should manage their membership directly using amazon.aws.iam_group,
#       as users belong to them.

- name: Create a user
  amazon.aws.iam_user:
    name: testuser1
    state: present

- name: Create a user with a password
  amazon.aws.iam_user:
    name: testuser1
    password: SomeSecurePassword
    state: present

- name: Create a user and attach a managed policy using its ARN
  amazon.aws.iam_user:
    name: testuser1
    managed_policies:
      - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSNSFullAccess
    state: present

- name: Remove all managed policies from an existing user with an empty list
  amazon.aws.iam_user:
    name: testuser1
    state: present
    purge_policies: true

- name: Create user with tags
  amazon.aws.iam_user:
    name: testuser1
    state: present
    tags:
      Env: Prod

- name: Delete the user
  amazon.aws.iam_user:
    name: testuser1
    state: absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
user complex	Dictionary containing all the user information. Returned: success
arn string	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) specifying the user. Returned: always Sample: "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/testuser1"
attached_policies list / elements=dictionary added in amazon.aws 7.2.0	List containing basic information about managed policies attached to the group. Returned: always Sample: [{"policy_arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/test_policy", "policy_name": "test_policy"}]
policy_arn string	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) specifying the managed policy. Returned: success Sample: "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/test_policy"
policy_name string	The friendly name that identifies the policy. Returned: success Sample: "test_policy"
create_date string	The date and time, in ISO 8601 date-time format, when the user was created. Returned: always Sample: "2017-02-08T04:36:28+00:00"
path string	The path to the user. Returned: always Sample: "/"
tags dictionary	User tags. Returned: always Sample: {"Env": "Prod"}
user_id string	The stable and unique string identifying the user. Returned: always Sample: "AGPA12345EXAMPLE54321"
user_name string	The friendly name that identifies the user. Returned: always Sample: "testuser1"

Authors

• Josh Souza (@joshsouza)

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