vmware.vmware_rest.appliance_localaccounts_globalpolicy module – Set the global password policy.

Note

This module is part of the vmware.vmware_rest collection (version 2.2.0).

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 vmware.vmware_rest.

To use it in a playbook, specify: vmware.vmware_rest.appliance_localaccounts_globalpolicy.

New in version 2.0.0: of vmware.vmware_rest

Synopsis

  • Set the global password policy.

Requirements

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

  • vSphere 7.0.2 or greater

  • python >= 3.6

  • aiohttp

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

max_days

integer

Maximum number of days a password may be used. If the password is older than this, a password change will be forced.

min_days

integer

Minimum number of days allowed between password changes. Any password changes attempted sooner than this will be rejected.

session_timeout

float

added in 2.1.0 of vmware.vmware_rest

Timeout settings for client session.

The maximal number of seconds for the whole operation including connection establishment, request sending and response.

The default value is 300s.

state

string

Choices:

  • set ← (default)

vcenter_hostname

string / required

The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_HOST will be used instead.

vcenter_password

string / required

The vSphere vCenter password

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead.

vcenter_rest_log_file

string

You can use this optional parameter to set the location of a log file.

This file will be used to record the HTTP REST interaction.

The file will be stored on the host that run the module.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of

environment variable VMWARE_REST_LOG_FILE will be used instead.

vcenter_username

string / required

The vSphere vCenter username

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_USER will be used instead.

vcenter_validate_certs

boolean

Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to false when certificates are not trusted.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used instead.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes ← (default)

warn_days

integer

Number of days warning given before a password expires. A zero means warning is given only upon the day of expiration.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 7.0.2

Examples

- name: Update the global policy of the local accounts
  vmware.vmware_rest.appliance_localaccounts_globalpolicy:
    warn_days: 5

Return Values

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

Key

Description

value

dictionary

Update the global policy of the local accounts

Returned: On success

Sample: {“max_days”: -1, “min_days”: -1, “warn_days”: 5}

Authors

  • Ansible Cloud Team (@ansible-collections)