New in version 2.3.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| description |
A description of this host.
|
|
| force |
Force host name even if not in DNS.
|
|
|
fqdn
required |
Full qualified domain name.
Can not be changed as it is the unique identifier.
aliases: name |
|
| ip_address |
Add the host to DNS with this IP address.
|
|
| ipa_host |
Default: "ipa.example.com"
|
IP or hostname of IPA server.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
IPA_HOST will be used instead.If both the environment variable
IPA_HOST and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.Environment variable fallback mechanism is added in version 2.5.
|
|
ipa_pass
required |
Password of administrative user.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
IPA_PASS will be used instead.If both the environment variable
IPA_PASS and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.Environment variable fallback mechanism is added in version 2.5.
|
|
| ipa_port |
Default: 443
|
Port of FreeIPA / IPA server.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
IPA_PORT will be used instead.If both the environment variable
IPA_PORT and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.Environment variable fallback mechanism is added in version 2.5.
|
| ipa_prot |
|
Protocol used by IPA server.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
IPA_PROT will be used instead.If both the environment variable
IPA_PROT and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.Environment variable fallback mechanism is added in version 2.5.
|
| ipa_user |
Default: "admin"
|
Administrative account used on IPA server.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
IPA_USER will be used instead.If both the environment variable
IPA_USER and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.Environment variable fallback mechanism is added in version 2.5.
|
| mac_address |
List of Hardware MAC address(es) off this host.
If option is omitted MAC addresses will not be checked or changed.
If an empty list is passed all assigned MAC addresses will be removed.
MAC addresses that are already assigned but not passed will be removed.
aliases: macaddress |
|
| ns_hardware_platform |
Host hardware platform (e.g. "Lenovo T61")
aliases: nshardwareplatform |
|
| ns_host_location |
Host location (e.g. "Lab 2")
aliases: nshostlocation |
|
| ns_os_version |
Host operating system and version (e.g. "Fedora 9")
aliases: nsosversion |
|
|
random_password
bool (added in 2.5) |
|
Generate a random password to be used in bulk enrollment
|
| state |
|
State to ensure
|
|
update_dns
(added in 2.5) |
Default: "no"
|
If set
"True" with state as "absent", then removes DNS records of the host managed by FreeIPA DNS.This option has no effect for states other than "absent".
|
| user_certificate |
List of Base-64 encoded server certificates.
If option is omitted certificates will not be checked or changed.
If an empty list is passed all assigned certificates will be removed.
Certificates already assigned but not passed will be removed.
aliases: usercertificate |
|
| validate_certs |
Default: "yes"
|
This only applies if
ipa_prot is https.If set to
no, the SSL certificates will not be validated.This should only set to
no used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. |
# Ensure host is present
- ipa_host:
name: host01.example.com
description: Example host
ip_address: 192.168.0.123
ns_host_location: Lab
ns_os_version: CentOS 7
ns_hardware_platform: Lenovo T61
mac_address:
- "08:00:27:E3:B1:2D"
- "52:54:00:BD:97:1E"
state: present
ipa_host: ipa.example.com
ipa_user: admin
ipa_pass: topsecret
# Generate a random password for bulk enrolment
- ipa_host:
name: host01.example.com
description: Example host
ip_address: 192.168.0.123
state: present
ipa_host: ipa.example.com
ipa_user: admin
ipa_pass: topsecret
validate_certs: False
random_password: True
# Ensure host is disabled
- ipa_host:
name: host01.example.com
state: disabled
ipa_host: ipa.example.com
ipa_user: admin
ipa_pass: topsecret
# Ensure that all user certificates are removed
- ipa_host:
name: host01.example.com
user_certificate: []
ipa_host: ipa.example.com
ipa_user: admin
ipa_pass: topsecret
# Ensure host is absent
- ipa_host:
name: host01.example.com
state: absent
ipa_host: ipa.example.com
ipa_user: admin
ipa_pass: topsecret
# Ensure host and its DNS record is absent
- ipa_host:
name: host01.example.com
state: absent
ipa_host: ipa.example.com
ipa_user: admin
ipa_pass: topsecret
update_dns: True
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
host
dict
|
always |
Host as returned by IPA API.
|
|
host_diff
list
|
if check mode and a difference is found |
List of options that differ and would be changed
|
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
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