win_user – Manages local Windows user accounts

New in version 1.7.

Synopsis

  • Manages local Windows user accounts.
  • For non-Windows targets, use the user module instead.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
account_disabled
boolean
added in 1.9
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
yes will disable the user account.
no will clear the disabled flag.
account_locked
-
added in 1.9
    Choices:
  • no
no will unlock the user account if locked.
description
-
added in 1.9
Description of the user.
fullname
-
added in 1.9
Full name of the user.
groups
-
added in 1.9
Adds or removes the user from this comma-separated lis of groups, depending on the value of groups_action. When groups_action is replace and groups is set to the empty string ('groups='), the user is removed from all groups.
groups_action
-
added in 1.9
    Choices:
  • add
  • replace ←
  • remove
If add, the user is added to each group in groups where not already a member.
If replace, the user is added as a member of each group in groups and removed from any other groups.
If remove, the user is removed from each group in groups.
name
- / required
Name of the user to create, remove or modify.
password
-
Optionally set the user's password to this (plain text) value.
password_expired
boolean
added in 1.9
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
yes will require the user to change their password at next login.
no will clear the expired password flag.
password_never_expires
boolean
added in 1.9
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
yes will set the password to never expire.
no will allow the password to expire.
state
-
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
  • query
When absent, removes the user account if it exists.
When present, creates or updates the user account.
When query (new in 1.9), retrieves the user account details without making any changes.
update_password
-
added in 1.9
    Choices:
  • always ←
  • on_create
always will update passwords if they differ. on_create will only set the password for newly created users.
user_cannot_change_password
boolean
added in 1.9
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
yes will prevent the user from changing their password.
no will allow the user to change their password.

Notes

Note

  • For non-Windows targets, use the user module instead.

Examples

- name: Ensure user bob is present
  win_user:
    name: bob
    password: B0bP4ssw0rd
    state: present
    groups:
      - Users

- name: Ensure user bob is absent
  win_user:
    name: bob
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
account_disabled
boolean
 user exists
Whether the user is disabled.
account_locked
boolean
 user exists
Whether the user is locked.
description
string
 user exists
The description set for the user.

Sample:
Username for test
fullname
string
 user exists
The full name set for the user.

Sample:
Test Username
groups
list
 user exists
A list of groups and their ADSI path the user is a member of.

Sample:
[{'name': 'Administrators', 'path': 'WinNT://WORKGROUP/USER-PC/Administrators'}]
name
string
 always
The name of the user

Sample:
username
password_expired
boolean
 user exists
Whether the password is expired.
password_never_expires
boolean
 user exists
Whether the password is set to never expire.

Sample:
True
path
string
 user exists
The ADSI path for the user.

Sample:
WinNT://WORKGROUP/USER-PC/username
sid
string
 user exists
The SID for the user.

Sample:
S-1-5-21-3322259488-2828151810-3939402796-1001
user_cannot_change_password
boolean
 user exists
Whether the user can change their own password.


Status

Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

Authors

  • Paul Durivage (@angstwad)
  • Chris Church (@cchurch)

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