enable – Switch to elevated permissions on a network device

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • This become plugins allows elevated permissions on a remote network device.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Configuration Comments
become_pass
-
ini entries:

[enable_become_plugin]
password = VALUE

env:ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
env:ANSIBLE_ENABLE_PASS
var: ansible_become_password
var: ansible_become_pass
var: ansible_enable_pass
password

Notes

Note

  • enable is really implemented in the network connection handler and as such can only be used with network connections.

  • This plugin ignores the ‘become_exe’ and ‘become_user’ settings as it uses an API and not an executable.

Status

Authors

  • ansible (@core)

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