community.windows.win_psscript module – Install and manage PowerShell scripts from a PSRepository

Note

This module is part of the community.windows collection (version 1.13.0).

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.windows. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.windows.win_psscript.

Synopsis

  • Add or remove PowerShell scripts from registered PSRepositories.

Requirements

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

  • PowerShellGet module v1.6.0+

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

allow_prerelease

boolean

If yes installs scripts flagged as prereleases.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

maximum_version

string

The maximum version of the script to install.

Cannot be used when state=latest.

minimum_version

string

The minimum version of the script to install.

Cannot be used when state=latest.

name

string / required

The name of the script you want to install or remove.

repository

string

The registered name of the repository you want to install from.

Cannot be used when state=absent.

If ommitted, all repositories will be searched.

To register a repository, use community.windows.win_psrepository.

required_version

string

The exact version of the script to install.

Cannot be used with minimum_version or maximum_version.

Cannot be used when state=latest.

scope

string

Determines whether the script is installed for only the current_user or for all_users.

Choices:

  • "current_user"

  • "all_users" ← (default)

source_password

string

The password portion of the credential required to access the repository.

Must be used together with source_username.

source_username

string

The username portion of the credential required to access the repository.

Must be used together with source_password.

state

string

The desired state of the script. absent removes the script.

latest will ensure the most recent version available is installed.

present only installs if the script is missing.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

  • "latest"

Notes

Note

  • Unlike PowerShell modules, scripts do not support side-by-side installations of multiple versions. Installing a new version will replace the existing one.

See Also

See also

community.windows.win_psrepository

The official documentation on the community.windows.win_psrepository module.

community.windows.win_psrepository_info

The official documentation on the community.windows.win_psrepository_info module.

community.windows.win_psmodule

The official documentation on the community.windows.win_psmodule module.

Examples

- name: Install a script from PSGallery
  community.windows.win_psscript:
    name: Test-RPC
    repository: PSGallery

- name: Find and install the latest version of a script from any repository
  community.windows.win_psscript:
    name: Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo
    state: latest

- name: Remove a script that isn't needed
  community.windows.win_psscript:
    name: Defrag-Partition
    state: absent

- name: Install a specific version of a script for the current user
  community.windows.win_psscript:
    name: CleanOldFiles
    scope: current_user
    required_version: 3.10.2

- name: Install a script below a certain version
  community.windows.win_psscript:
    name: New-FeatureEnable
    maximum_version: 2.99.99

- name: Ensure a minimum version of a script is present
  community.windows.win_psscript:
    name: OldStandby
    minimum_version: 3.0.0

- name: Install any available version that fits a specific range
  community.windows.win_psscript:
    name: FinickyScript
    minimum_version: 2.5.1
    maximum_version: 2.6.19

Authors

  • Brian Scholer (@briantist)