ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_account module – Manages accounts on Apache CloudStack based clouds.

Note

This module is part of the ngine_io.cloudstack collection (version 2.5.0).

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

To use it in a playbook, specify: ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_account.

New in ngine_io.cloudstack 0.1.0

Synopsis

  • Create, disable, lock, enable and remove accounts.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6

  • cs >= 0.9.0

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

account_type

string

Type of the account.

Choices:

  • "user" ← (default)

  • "root_admin"

  • "domain_admin"

api_http_method

string

HTTP method used to query the API endpoint.

If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_METHOD env variable is considered.

Choices:

  • "get" ← (default)

  • "post"

api_key

string / required

API key of the CloudStack API.

If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_KEY env variable is considered.

api_secret

string / required

Secret key of the CloudStack API.

If not set, the CLOUDSTACK_SECRET env variable is considered.

api_timeout

integer

HTTP timeout in seconds.

If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT env variable is considered.

Default: 10

api_url

string / required

URL of the CloudStack API e.g. https://cloud.example.com/client/api.

If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT env variable is considered.

api_verify_ssl_cert

string

Verify CA authority cert file.

If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_VERIFY env variable is considered.

domain

string

Domain the account is related to.

Default: "ROOT"

email

string

Email of the user to be created if account did not exist.

Required on state=present if ldap_domain is not set.

first_name

string

First name of the user to be created if account did not exist.

Required on state=present if ldap_domain is not set.

last_name

string

Last name of the user to be created if account did not exist.

Required on state=present if ldap_domain is not set.

ldap_domain

string

Name of the LDAP group or OU to bind.

If set, account will be linked to LDAP.

ldap_type

string

Type of the ldap name. GROUP or OU, defaults to GROUP.

Choices:

  • "GROUP" ← (default)

  • "OU"

name

string / required

Name of account.

network_domain

string

Network domain of the account.

password

string

Password of the user to be created if account did not exist.

Required on state=present if ldap_domain is not set.

poll_async

boolean

Poll async jobs until job has finished.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

role

string

Creates the account under the specified role name or id.

state

string

State of the account.

unlocked is an alias for enabled.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

  • "enabled"

  • "disabled"

  • "locked"

  • "unlocked"

timezone

string

Timezone of the user to be created if account did not exist.

username

string

Username of the user to be created if account did not exist.

Required on state=present.

validate_certs

boolean

added in ngine_io.cloudstack 2.4.0

If false, SSL certificates will not be validated.

If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_DANGEROUS_NO_TLS_VERIFY env variable is considered.

This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

Notes

Note

  • A detailed guide about cloudstack modules can be found in the CloudStack Cloud Guide.

  • This module supports check mode.

Examples

- name: create an account in domain 'CUSTOMERS'
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_account:
    name: customer_xy
    username: customer_xy
    password: S3Cur3
    last_name: Doe
    first_name: John
    email: [email protected]
    domain: CUSTOMERS
    role: Domain Admin

- name: Lock an existing account in domain 'CUSTOMERS'
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_account:
    name: customer_xy
    domain: CUSTOMERS
    state: locked

- name: Disable an existing account in domain 'CUSTOMERS'
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_account:
    name: customer_xy
    domain: CUSTOMERS
    state: disabled

- name: Enable an existing account in domain 'CUSTOMERS'
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_account:
    name: customer_xy
    domain: CUSTOMERS
    state: enabled

- name: Remove an account in domain 'CUSTOMERS'
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_account:
    name: customer_xy
    domain: CUSTOMERS
    state: absent

- name: Create a single user LDAP account in domain 'CUSTOMERS'
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_account:
    name: customer_xy
    username: customer_xy
    domain: CUSTOMERS
    ldap_domain: cn=customer_xy,cn=team_xy,ou=People,dc=domain,dc=local

- name: Create a LDAP account in domain 'CUSTOMERS' and bind it to a LDAP group
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_account:
    name: team_xy
    username: customer_xy
    domain: CUSTOMERS
    ldap_domain: cn=team_xy,ou=People,dc=domain,dc=local

Return Values

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

Key

Description

account_type

string

Type of the account.

Returned: success

Sample: "user"

domain

string

Domain the account is related.

Returned: success

Sample: "ROOT"

id

string

UUID of the account.

Returned: success

Sample: "87b1e0ce-4e01-11e4-bb66-0050569e64b8"

name

string

Name of the account.

Returned: success

Sample: "linus@example.com"

network_domain

string

Network domain of the account.

Returned: success

Sample: "example.local"

role

string

The role name of the account

Returned: success

Sample: "Domain Admin"

state

string

State of the account.

Returned: success

Sample: "enabled"

Authors

  • René Moser (@resmo)