pn_role – CLI command to create/delete/modify role

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to create, delete and modify user roles.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
pn_access
string
    Choices:
  • read-only
  • read-write
type of access.
pn_cliswitch
string
Target switch to run the CLI on.
pn_delete_from_users
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
delete from users.
pn_name
string / required
role name.
pn_running_config
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
display running configuration of switch.
pn_scope
string
    Choices:
  • local
  • fabric
local or fabric.
pn_shell
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
allow shell command.
pn_sudo
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
allow sudo from shell.
state
string / required
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
  • update
State the action to perform. Use present to create role and absent to delete role and update to modify role.

Examples

- name: Role create
  pn_role:
    pn_cliswitch: 'sw01'
    state: 'present'
    pn_name: 'foo'
    pn_scope: 'local'
    pn_access: 'read-only'

- name: Role delete
  pn_role:
    pn_cliswitch: 'sw01'
    state: 'absent'
    pn_name: 'foo'

- name: Role modify
  pn_role:
    pn_cliswitch: 'sw01'
    state: 'update'
    pn_name: 'foo'
    pn_access: 'read-write'
    pn_sudo: true
    pn_shell: true

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
changed
boolean
always
indicates whether the CLI caused changes on the target.
command
string
always
the CLI command run on the target node.
stderr
list
on error
set of error responses from the role command.
stdout
list
always
set of responses from the role command.


Status

Authors

  • Pluribus Networks (@rajaspachipulusu17)

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