pn_user – CLI command to create/modify/delete user

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to create a user and apply a role, update a user and delete a user.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
pn_cliswitch
string
Target switch to run the CLI on.
pn_initial_role
string
initial role for user.
pn_name
string
username.
pn_password
string
plain text password.
pn_scope
string
    Choices:
  • local
  • fabric
local or fabric.
state
string / required
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
  • update
State the action to perform. Use present to create user and absent to delete user update to update user.

Examples

- name: Create user
  pn_user:
    pn_cliswitch: "sw01"
    state: "present"
    pn_scope: "fabric"
    pn_password: "foo123"
    pn_name: "foo"

- name: Delete user
  pn_user:
    pn_cliswitch: "sw01"
    state: "absent"
    pn_name: "foo"

- name: Modify user
  pn_user:
    pn_cliswitch: "sw01"
    state: "update"
    pn_password: "test1234"
    pn_name: "foo"

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 user command.
stdout
list
always
set of responses from the user command.


Status

Authors

  • Pluribus Networks (@rajaspachipulusu17)

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