f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_device_sshd module – Manage the SSHD settings of a BIG-IP

Note

This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.33.0).

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 f5networks.f5_modules.

To use it in a playbook, specify: f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_device_sshd.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Manage the SSHD (secure shell daemon) settings of a BIG-IP.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
allow list / elements=string	If you have enabled SSH access, specifies the IP address or address range for other systems that can use SSH to communicate with this system. To specify all addresses, use the value all. An IP address can be specified, such as 172.27.1.10. IP ranges can be specified, such as 172.27.*.* or 172.27.0.0/255.255.0.0. To remove SSH access, specify an empty list or an empty string.
banner string	Whether to enable the banner or not. Choices: "enabled" "disabled"
banner_text string	Specifies the text to include on the pre-login banner, which displays when a user attempts to login to the system using SSH.
inactivity_timeout integer	Specifies the number of seconds before inactivity causes an SSH session to log out.
log_level string	Specifies the minimum SSHD message level to include in the system log. Choices: "debug" "debug1" "debug2" "debug3" "error" "fatal" "info" "quiet" "verbose"
login string	When checked enabled, specifies the system accepts SSH communication. Choices: "enabled" "disabled"
port integer	Port on which you want the SSH daemon to run.
provider dictionary added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0	A dict object containing connection details.
auth_provider string	Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device. This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices.
no_f5_teem boolean	If yes, TEEM telemetry data is not sent to F5. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_TELEMETRY_OFF. Previously used variable F5_TEEM is deprecated as its name was confusing. Choices: false ← (default) true
password aliases: pass, pwd string / required	The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP or the BIG-IQ. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_PASSWORD.
server string / required	The BIG-IP host or the BIG-IQ host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER.
server_port integer	The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT. Default: 443
timeout integer	Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
transport string	Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. Choices: "rest" ← (default)
user string / required	The username to connect to the BIG-IP or the BIG-IQ. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_USER.
validate_certs boolean	If no, SSL certificates are not validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS. Choices: false true ← (default)

Notes

Note

• Requires BIG-IP version 12.0.0 or greater

• For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.

• Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12.

• The F5 modules only manipulate the running configuration of the F5 product. To ensure that BIG-IP specific configuration persists to disk, be sure to include at least one task that uses the f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_config module to save the running configuration. Refer to the module’s documentation for the correct usage of the module to save your running configuration.

Examples

- name: Set the banner for the SSHD service from a string
  bigip_device_sshd:
    banner: enabled
    banner_text: banner text goes here
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Set the banner for the SSHD service from a file
  bigip_device_sshd:
    banner: enabled
    banner_text: "{{ lookup('file', '/path/to/file') }}"
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Set the SSHD service to run on port 2222
  bigip_device_sshd:
    port: 2222
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Description
allow list / elements=string	If you have enabled SSH access, specifies the IP address or address range for other systems that can use SSH to communicate with this system. Returned: changed Sample: ["192.0.2.*"]
banner string	Whether the banner is enabled or not. Returned: changed Sample: "True"
banner_text string	Specifies the text included on the pre-login banner which displays when a user attempts to login to the system using SSH. Returned: changed and success Sample: "This is a corporate device. Connecting to it without..."
inactivity_timeout integer	The number of seconds before inactivity causes an SSH session to log out. Returned: changed Sample: 10
log_level string	The minimum SSHD message level to include in the system log. Returned: changed Sample: "debug"
login boolean	Specifies whether the system accepts SSH communications or not. Returned: changed Sample: true
port integer	Port on which you want the SSH daemon to run. Returned: changed Sample: 22

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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