iam_group – Manage AWS IAM groups¶
New in version 2.4.
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- boto
- boto3
- botocore
- python >= 2.6
Parameters¶
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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aws_access_key
string
|
AWS access key. If not set then the value of the AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable is used.
aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key |
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aws_secret_key
string
|
AWS secret key. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable is used.
aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key |
|
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs
boolean
added in 2.8 |
|
Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used.
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ec2_url
string
|
Url to use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will use EC2 endpoints). Ignored for modules where region is required. Must be specified for all other modules if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL environment variable, if any, is used.
|
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managed_policy
list
|
A list of managed policy ARNs or friendly names to attach to the role. To embed an inline policy, use iam_policy.
|
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name
string
/ required
|
The name of the group to create.
|
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profile
string
|
Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
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purge_policy
boolean
|
|
Detach policy which not included in managed_policy list
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purge_users
boolean
|
|
Detach users which not included in users list
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region
string
|
The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variable, if any, is used. See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region
aliases: aws_region, ec2_region |
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security_token
string
|
AWS STS security token. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variable is used.
aliases: access_token |
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state
string
/ required
|
|
Create or remove the IAM group
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users
list
|
A list of existing users to add as members of the group.
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validate_certs
boolean
|
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When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.
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Notes¶
Note
- If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence
AWS_URL
orEC2_URL
,AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
orAWS_ACCESS_KEY
orEC2_ACCESS_KEY
,AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
orAWS_SECRET_KEY
orEC2_SECRET_KEY
,AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN
orEC2_SECURITY_TOKEN
,AWS_REGION
orEC2_REGION
- Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See https://boto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html
AWS_REGION
orEC2_REGION
can be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be configured in the boto config file
Examples¶
# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.
# Create a group
- iam_group:
name: testgroup1
state: present
# Create a group and attach a managed policy using its ARN
- iam_group:
name: testgroup1
managed_policy:
- arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSNSFullAccess
state: present
# Create a group with users as members and attach a managed policy using its ARN
- iam_group:
name: testgroup1
managed_policy:
- arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSNSFullAccess
users:
- test_user1
- test_user2
state: present
# Remove all managed policies from an existing group with an empty list
- iam_group:
name: testgroup1
state: present
purge_policy: true
# Remove all group members from an existing group
- iam_group:
name: testgroup1
managed_policy:
- arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSNSFullAccess
purge_users: true
state: present
# Delete the group
- iam_group:
name: testgroup1
state: absent
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Status¶
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors¶
- Nick Aslanidis (@naslanidis)
- Maksym Postument (@infectsoldier)
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