gitlab_user – Creates/updates/deletes GitLab Users

Synopsis

  • When the user does not exist in GitLab, it will be created.
  • When the user does exists and state=absent, the user will be deleted.
  • When changes are made to user, the user will be updated.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • python >= 2.7
  • python-gitlab python module <= 1.12.1
  • administrator rights on the GitLab server

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
access_level
string
    Choices:
  • guest ←
  • reporter
  • developer
  • master
  • maintainer
  • owner
The access level to the group. One of the following can be used.
guest
reporter
developer
master (alias for maintainer)
maintainer
owner
api_password
string
The password to use for authentication against the API
api_token
string
GitLab token for logging in.

aliases: login_token
api_url
string
The resolvable endpoint for the API
api_username
string
The username to use for authentication against the API
confirm
boolean
added in 2.4
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Require confirmation.
email
string / required
The email that belongs to the user.
external
boolean
added in 2.8
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Define external parameter for this user
group
string
Id or Full path of parent group in the form of group/name
Add user as an member to this group.
isadmin
boolean
added in 2.8
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Grant admin privileges to the user
login_password
string
GitLab password for login_user
login_user
string
GitLab user name.
name
string / required
Name of the user you want to create
password
string / required
The password of the user.
GitLab server enforces minimum password length to 8, set this value with 8 or more characters.
server_url
string
The URL of the GitLab server, with protocol (i.e. http or https).
sshkey_file
string
The ssh key itself.
sshkey_name
string
The name of the sshkey
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
create or delete group.
Possible values are present and absent.
username
string / required
The username of the user.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Whether or not to validate SSL certs when supplying a https endpoint.

Examples

- name: "Delete GitLab User"
  gitlab_user:
    api_url: https://gitlab.example.com/
    api_token: "{{ access_token }}"
    validate_certs: False
    username: myusername
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: "Create GitLab User"
  gitlab_user:
    api_url: https://gitlab.example.com/
    validate_certs: True
    api_username: dj-wasabi
    api_password: "MySecretPassword"
    name: My Name
    username: myusername
    password: mysecretpassword
    email: me@example.com
    sshkey_name: MySSH
    sshkey_file: ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc...
    state: present
    group: super_group/mon_group
    access_level: owner
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
error
string
failed
the error message returned by the GitLab API

Sample:
400: path is already in use
msg
string
always
Success or failure message

Sample:
Success
result
dictionary
always
json parsed response from the server
user
dictionary
always
API object


Status

Authors

  • Werner Dijkerman (@dj-wasabi)
  • Guillaume Martinez (@Lunik)

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