community.zabbix.zabbix_script module – Create/update/delete Zabbix scripts

Note

This module is part of the community.zabbix collection (version 1.7.0).

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 community.zabbix.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.zabbix.zabbix_script.

New in version 1.7.0: of community.zabbix

Synopsis

  • This module allows you to create, update and delete scripts.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6

  • zabbix-api >= 0.5.4

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

authtype

string

Authentication method used for SSH script type.

Used if type is ssh.

Choices:

  • password

  • public_key

command

string / required

Command to run.

confirmation

string

Confirmation pop up text. The pop up will appear when trying to run the script from the Zabbix frontend.

Used if scope is manual_host_action or manual_event_action.

description

string

Description of the script.

execute_on

string

Where to run the script.

Used if type is script.

Choices:

  • zabbix_agent

  • zabbix_server

  • zabbix_server_proxy ← (default)

host_access

string

Host permissions needed to run the script.

Used if scope is manual_host_action or manual_event_action.

Choices:

  • read ← (default)

  • write

host_group

string

host group name that the script can be run on. If set to ‘all’, the script will be available on all host groups.

Default: “all”

http_login_password

string

Basic Auth password

http_login_user

string

Basic Auth login

login_password

string / required

Zabbix user password.

If not set the environment variable ZABBIX_PASSWORD will be used.

login_user

string / required

Zabbix user name.

If not set the environment variable ZABBIX_USERNAME will be used.

menu_path

string

Folders separated by slash that form a menu like navigation in frontend when clicked on host or event.

Used if scope is manual_host_action or manual_event_action.

name

string / required

Name of the script.

parameters

list / elements=dictionary

Array of webhook input parameters.

Used if type is webhook.

name

string / required

Parameter name.

value

string

Parameter value. Supports macros.

Default: “”

password

string

Password used for SSH scripts with password authentication and Telnet scripts.

Used if type is ssh and authtype is password or type is telnet.

port

string

Port number used for SSH and Telnet scripts.

Used if type is ssh or telnet.

privatekey

string

Name of the private key file used for SSH scripts with public key authentication.

Used if type is ssh and authtype is public_key.

publickey

string

Name of the public key file used for SSH scripts with public key authentication.

Used if type is ssh and authtype is public_key.

scope

string

Script scope.

Choices:

  • action_operation ← (default)

  • manual_host_action

  • manual_event_action

script_timeout

string

Webhook script execution timeout in seconds. Time suffixes are supported, e.g. 30s, 1m.

Required if type is webhook.

Possible values: 1-60s.

Default: “30s”

script_type

string / required

Script type.

Choices:

  • script

  • ipmi

  • ssh

  • telnet

  • webhook

server_url

aliases: url

string / required

URL of Zabbix server, with protocol (http or https). url is an alias for server_url.

If not set the environment variable ZABBIX_SERVER will be used.

state

string

State of the script.

Choices:

  • present ← (default)

  • absent

timeout

integer

The timeout of API request (seconds).

Default: 10

user_group

string

user group name that will be allowed to run the script. If set to ‘all’, the script will be available for all user groups.

Used if scope is manual_host_action or manual_event_action.

Default: “all”

username

string

User name used for authentication.

Used if type is ssh or telnet

validate_certs

boolean

If set to False, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

If not set the environment variable ZABBIX_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes ← (default)

Notes

Note

  • If you use login_password=zabbix, the word “zabbix” is replaced by “****” in all module output, because login_password uses no_log. See this FAQ for more information.

Examples

Authors

  • Evgeny Yurchenko (@BGmot)