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pbrun – PowerBroker run¶

New in version 2.8.

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Synopsis ¶

This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user via the pbrun utility.

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Configuration	Comments
become_exe -	Default: "pbrun"	ini entries: [privilege_escalation] become_exe = pbrun [pbrun_become_plugin] executable = pbrun env:ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE env:ANSIBLE_PBRUN_EXE var: ansible_become_exe var: ansible_pbrun_exe	Sudo executable
become_flags -		ini entries: [privilege_escalation] become_flags = VALUE [pbrun_become_plugin] flags = VALUE env:ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS env:ANSIBLE_PBRUN_FLAGS var: ansible_become_flags var: ansible_pbrun_flags	Options to pass to pbrun
become_pass -		ini entries: [pbrun_become_plugin] password = VALUE env:ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS env:ANSIBLE_PBRUN_PASS var: ansible_become_password var: ansible_become_pass var: ansible_pbrun_pass	Password for pbrun
become_user -	Default: ""	ini entries: [privilege_escalation] become_user = [pbrun_become_plugin] user = env:ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER env:ANSIBLE_PBRUN_USER var: ansible_become_user var: ansible_pbrun_user	User you 'become' to execute the task
wrap_exe boolean	Choices: no ← yes	ini entries: [pbrun_become_plugin] wrap_execution = no env:ANSIBLE_PBRUN_WRAP_EXECUTION var: ansible_pbrun_wrap_execution	Toggle to wrap the command pbrun calls in 'shell -c' or not

Status ¶

This become is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This become is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors¶

ansible (@core)

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