microsoft.ad.object_info module – Gather information an Active Directory object
Note
This module is part of the microsoft.ad collection (version 1.7.1).
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 microsoft.ad.
You need further requirements to be able to use this module,
see Requirements for details.
To use it in a playbook, specify: microsoft.ad.object_info.
Synopsis
Gather information about multiple Active Directory object(s).
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
ActiveDirectoryPowerShell module
Parameters
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The password for domain_username. This can be set under the play’s module defaults under the |
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Specified the Active Directory Domain Services instance to connect to. Can be in the form of an FQDN or NetBIOS name. If not specified then the value is based on the default domain of the computer running PowerShell. This can be set under the play’s module defaults under the |
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The username to use when interacting with AD. If this is not set then the user that is used for authentication will be the connection user. Ansible will be unable to use the connection user unless auth is Kerberos with credential delegation or CredSSP, or become is used on the task. This can be set under the play’s module defaults under the |
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Specifies a query string using the PowerShell Expression Language syntax. This follows the same rules and formatting as the This is mutually exclusive with identity and ldap_filter. |
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Specifies a single Active Directory object by its distinguished name or its object GUID. This is mutually exclusive with filter and ldap_filter. This cannot be used with either the search_base or search_scope options. |
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Also search for deleted Active Directory objects. Choices:
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Like filter but this is a traditional LDAP query string to filter the objects to return. This is mutually exclusive with filter and identity. |
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A list of properties to return. If a property is If a property is valid on the object but not set, it is only returned if defined explicitly in this option list. The properties Specifying multiple properties can have a performance impact, it is best to only return what is needed. If an invalid property is specified then the module will display a warning for each object it is invalid on. |
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Specify the Active Directory path to search for objects in. This cannot be set with identity. By default the search base is the default naming context of the target AD instance which is the DN returned by |
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Specify the scope of when searching for an object in the search_base.
This cannot be set with identity. Choices:
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Attributes
Attribute |
Support |
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Support: full |
Can run in check_mode and return changed status prediction without modifying target |
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Support: none |
Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in check_mode), when in diff mode |
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Platform: windows |
Target OS/families that can be operated against |
Notes
Note
The
groupType_AnsibleFlags,msDS-SupportedEncryptionTypes_AnsibleFlags,sAMAccountType_AnsibleFlags, anduserAccountControl_AnsibleFlagsreturn property is something set by the module itself as an easy way to view what those flags represent. These properties cannot be used as part of the filter or ldap_filter and are automatically added if those properties were requested.This module must be run on a Windows target host with the
ActiveDirectorymodule installed.
See Also
See also
- microsoft.ad.domain
Ensures the existence of a Windows domain.
- microsoft.ad.domain_controller
Manage domain controller/member server state for a Windows host.
- microsoft.ad.group
Manage Active Directory group objects.
- microsoft.ad.object
Manage Active Directory objects.
- microsoft.ad.user
Manage Active Directory users.
- microsoft.ad.computer
Manage Active Directory computer objects.
- Migration guide
This module replaces
community.windows.win_domain_object_info. See the migration guide for details.- community.windows.win_domain_object_info
Gather information an Active Directory object.
Examples
- name: Get all properties for the specified account using its DistinguishedName
microsoft.ad.object_info:
identity: CN=Username,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=com
properties: '*'
- name: Get the SID for all user accounts as a filter
microsoft.ad.object_info:
filter: ObjectClass -eq 'user' -and objectCategory -eq 'Person'
properties:
- objectSid
- name: Get the SID for all user accounts as a LDAP filter
microsoft.ad.object_info:
ldap_filter: (&(objectClass=user)(objectCategory=Person))
properties:
- objectSid
- name: Search all computer accounts in a specific path that were added after February 1st
microsoft.ad.object_info:
filter: objectClass -eq 'computer' -and whenCreated -gt '20200201000000.0Z'
properties: '*'
search_scope: one_level
search_base: CN=Computers,DC=domain,DC=com
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
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A list of dictionaries that are the Active Directory objects found and the properties requested. The dict’s keys are the property name and the value is the value for the property. All date properties are return in the ISO 8601 format in the UTC timezone. All SID properties are returned as a dict with the keys All byte properties are returned as a base64 string. All security descriptor properties are returned as the SDDL string of that descriptor. The properties Returned: always Sample: |