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ngine_io.vultr.vultr_ssh_key – Manages ssh keys on Vultr.

Note

This plugin is part of the ngine_io.vultr collection (version 1.1.0).

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 ngine_io.vultr.

To use it in a playbook, specify: ngine_io.vultr.vultr_ssh_key.

New in version 0.1.0: of ngine_io.vultr

Synopsis

• Create, update and remove ssh keys.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
api_account string	Name of the ini section in the vultr.ini file. The ENV variable VULTR_API_ACCOUNT is used as default, when defined. Default: “default”
api_endpoint string	URL to API endpint (without trailing slash). The ENV variable VULTR_API_ENDPOINT is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is https://api.vultr.com if not specified.
api_key string	API key of the Vultr API. The ENV variable VULTR_API_KEY is used as default, when defined.
api_retries integer	Amount of retries in case of the Vultr API retuns an HTTP 503 code. The ENV variable VULTR_API_RETRIES is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is 5 retries if not specified.
api_retry_max_delay integer	Retry backoff delay in seconds is exponential up to this max. value, in seconds. The ENV variable VULTR_API_RETRY_MAX_DELAY is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is 12 seconds.
api_timeout integer	HTTP timeout to Vultr API. The ENV variable VULTR_API_TIMEOUT is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is 60 seconds if not specified.
name string / required	Name of the ssh key.
ssh_key string	SSH public key. Required if state=present.
state string	State of the ssh key. Choices: present ← (default) absent
validate_certs boolean	Validate SSL certs of the Vultr API. Choices: no yes ← (default)

Notes

Note

• Also see the API documentation on https://www.vultr.com/api/.

Examples

- name: ensure an SSH key is present
  ngine_io.vultr.vultr_ssh_key:
    name: my ssh key
    ssh_key: "{{ lookup('file', '~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub') }}"

- name: ensure an SSH key is absent
  ngine_io.vultr.vultr_ssh_key:
    name: my ssh key
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Description
vultr_api complex	Response from Vultr API with a few additions/modification Returned: success
api_account string	Account used in the ini file to select the key Returned: success Sample: “default”
api_endpoint string	Endpoint used for the API requests Returned: success Sample: “https://api.vultr.com”
api_retries integer	Amount of max retries for the API requests Returned: success Sample: 5
api_retry_max_delay integer	Exponential backoff delay in seconds between retries up to this max delay value. Returned: success Sample: 12
api_timeout integer	Timeout used for the API requests Returned: success Sample: 60
vultr_ssh_key complex	Response from Vultr API Returned: success
date_created string	Date the ssh key was created Returned: success Sample: “2017-08-26 12:47:48”
id string	ID of the ssh key Returned: success Sample: “5904bc6ed9234”
name string	Name of the ssh key Returned: success Sample: “my ssh key”
ssh_key string	SSH public key Returned: success Sample: “ssh-rsa AA… someother@example.com”

Authors

• René Moser (@resmo)