junipernetworks.junos.junos_banner module – Manage multiline banners on Juniper JUNOS devices

Note

This module is part of the junipernetworks.junos collection (version 9.1.0).

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

To use it in a playbook, specify: junipernetworks.junos.junos_banner.

New in junipernetworks.junos 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • This will configure both login and motd banners on network devices. It allows playbooks to add or remote banner text from the active running configuration.

Aliases: banner

Requirements

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

  • ncclient (>=v0.5.2)

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

active

boolean

Specifies whether or not the configuration is active or deactivated

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

banner

string / required

Specifies which banner that should be configured on the remote device. Value login indicates system login message prior to authenticating, motd is login announcement after successful authentication.

Choices:

  • "login"

  • "motd"

state

string

Specifies whether or not the configuration is present in the current devices active running configuration.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

text

string

The banner text that should be present in the remote device running configuration. This argument accepts a multiline string, with no empty lines. Requires state=present.

Notes

Note

  • This module requires the netconf system service be enabled on the remote device being managed.

  • Tested against vSRX JUNOS version 15.1X49-D15.4, vqfx-10000 JUNOS Version 15.1X53-D60.4.

  • Recommended connection is netconf. See the Junos OS Platform Options.

  • This module also works with local connections for legacy playbooks.

  • For information on using CLI and netconf see the :ref:`Junos OS Platform Options guide <junos_platform_options>`

  • For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the :ref:`Ansible Network Guide <network_guide>`

  • For more information on using Ansible to manage Juniper network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-juniper.

Examples

- name: configure the login banner
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_banner:
    banner: login
    text: |
      this is my login banner
      that contains a multiline
      string
    state: present

- name: remove the motd banner
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_banner:
    banner: motd
    state: absent

- name: deactivate the motd banner
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_banner:
    banner: motd
    state: present
    active: false

- name: activate the motd banner
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_banner:
    banner: motd
    state: present
    active: true

- name: Configure banner from file
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_banner:
    banner: motd
    text: "{{ lookup('file', './config_partial/raw_banner.cfg') }}"
    state: present

Return Values

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

Key

Description

diff.prepared

string

Configuration difference before and after applying change.

Returned: when configuration is changed and diff option is enabled.

Sample: "[edit system login] +   message \"this is my login banner\";\n"

Authors

  • Ganesh Nalawade (@ganeshrn)