cisco.ios.ios_user – Manage the aggregate of local users on Cisco IOS device
Note
This plugin is part of the cisco.ios collection (version 2.6.0).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible
package.
It is not included in ansible-core
.
To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list
.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.ios
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.ios.ios_user
.
New in version 1.0.0: of cisco.ios
Synopsis
This module provides declarative management of the local usernames configured on network devices. It allows playbooks to manage either individual usernames or the aggregate of usernames in the current running config. It also supports purging usernames from the configuration that are not explicitly defined.
Note
This module has a corresponding action plugin.
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
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The set of username objects to be configured on the remote Cisco IOS device. The list entries can either be the username or a hash of username and properties. This argument is mutually exclusive with the |
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The password to be configured on the Cisco IOS device. The password needs to be provided in clear and it will be encrypted on the device. Please note that this option is not same as |
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This option allows configuring hashed passwords on Cisco IOS devices. |
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Specifies the type of hash (e.g., 5 for MD5, 8 for PBKDF2, etc.) For this to work, the device needs to support the desired hash type |
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The actual hashed password to be configured on the device |
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The username to be configured on the Cisco IOS device. This argument accepts a string value and is mutually exclusive with the |
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Defines the username without assigning a password. This will allow the user to login to the system without being authenticated by a password. Choices:
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This argument determines whether a ‘password’ or ‘secret’ will be configured. Choices:
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The |
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Specifies one or more SSH public key(s) to configure for the given username. This argument accepts a valid SSH key value. |
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Configures the state of the username definition as it relates to the device operational configuration. When set to present, the username(s) should be configured in the device active configuration and when set to absent the username(s) should not be in the device active configuration Choices:
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Since passwords are encrypted in the device running config, this argument will instruct the module when to change the password. When set to Choices:
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Configures the view for the username in the device running configuration. The argument accepts a string value defining the view name. This argument does not check if the view has been configured on the device. |
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The password to be configured on the Cisco IOS device. The password needs to be provided in clear and it will be encrypted on the device. Please note that this option is not same as |
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This option allows configuring hashed passwords on Cisco IOS devices. |
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Specifies the type of hash (e.g., 5 for MD5, 8 for PBKDF2, etc.) For this to work, the device needs to support the desired hash type |
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The actual hashed password to be configured on the device |
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The username to be configured on the Cisco IOS device. This argument accepts a string value and is mutually exclusive with the |
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Defines the username without assigning a password. This will allow the user to login to the system without being authenticated by a password. Choices:
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This argument determines whether a ‘password’ or ‘secret’ will be configured. Choices:
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The |
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Deprecated Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using For more information please see the https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/user_guide/platform_ios.html. A dict object containing connection details. |
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Specifies the password to use if required to enter privileged mode on the remote device. If authorize is false, then this argument does nothing. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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Instructs the module to enter privileged mode on the remote device before sending any commands. If not specified, the device will attempt to execute all commands in non-privileged mode. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Choices:
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Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport. |
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Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. |
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Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is the path to the key used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error. |
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Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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Instructs the module to consider the resource definition absolute. It will remove any previously configured usernames on the device with the exception of the admin user (the current defined set of users). Choices:
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Specifies one or more SSH public key(s) to configure for the given username. This argument accepts a valid SSH key value. |
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Configures the state of the username definition as it relates to the device operational configuration. When set to present, the username(s) should be configured in the device active configuration and when set to absent the username(s) should not be in the device active configuration Choices:
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Since passwords are encrypted in the device running config, this argument will instruct the module when to change the password. When set to Choices:
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Configures the view for the username in the device running configuration. The argument accepts a string value defining the view name. This argument does not check if the view has been configured on the device. |
Notes
Note
Tested against IOS 15.6
This module works with connection
network_cli
. See https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/user_guide/platform_ios.htmlFor more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide
For more information on using Ansible to manage Cisco devices see the Cisco integration page.
Examples
- name: create a new user
cisco.ios.ios_user:
name: ansible
nopassword: true
sshkey: "{{ lookup('file', '~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub') }}"
state: present
- name: create a new user with multiple keys
cisco.ios.ios_user:
name: ansible
sshkey:
- "{{ lookup('file', '~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub') }}"
- "{{ lookup('file', '~/path/to/public_key') }}"
state: present
- name: remove all users except admin
cisco.ios.ios_user:
purge: yes
- name: remove all users except admin and these listed users
cisco.ios.ios_user:
aggregate:
- name: testuser1
- name: testuser2
- name: testuser3
purge: yes
- name: set multiple users to privilege level 15
cisco.ios.ios_user:
aggregate:
- name: netop
- name: netend
privilege: 15
state: present
- name: set user view/role
cisco.ios.ios_user:
name: netop
view: network-operator
state: present
- name: Change Password for User netop
cisco.ios.ios_user:
name: netop
configured_password: '{{ new_password }}'
update_password: always
state: present
- name: Aggregate of users
cisco.ios.ios_user:
aggregate:
- name: ansibletest2
- name: ansibletest3
view: network-admin
- name: Add a user specifying password type
cisco.ios.ios_user:
name: ansibletest4
configured_password: '{{ new_password }}'
password_type: password
- name: Add a user with MD5 hashed password
cisco.ios.ios_user:
name: ansibletest5
hashed_password:
type: 5
value: $3$8JcDilcYgFZi.yz4ApaqkHG2.8/
- name: Delete users with aggregate
cisco.ios.ios_user:
aggregate:
- name: ansibletest1
- name: ansibletest2
- name: ansibletest3
state: absent
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device Returned: always Sample: [“username ansible secret password”, “username admin secret admin”] |
Authors
Trishna Guha (@trishnaguha)