win_domain_membership - Manage domain/workgroup membership for a Windows host
- Manages domain membership or workgroup membership for a Windows host. Also supports hostname changes.
- This module may require subsequent use of the win_reboot action if changes are made.
Parameter |
Choices/Defaults |
Comments |
dns_domain_name
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When state is domain , the DNS name of the domain to which the targeted Windows host should be joined.
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domain_admin_password
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Password for the specified domain_admin_user .
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domain_admin_user
required |
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Username of a domain admin for the target domain (required to join or leave the domain).
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domain_ou_path
(added in 2.4) |
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The desired OU path for adding the computer object.
This is only used when adding the target host to a domain, if it is already a member then it is ignored.
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hostname
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The desired hostname for the Windows host.
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state
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Choices:
- domain
- workgroup
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Whether the target host should be a member of a domain or workgroup.
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workgroup_name
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When state is workgroup , the name of the workgroup that the Windows host should be in.
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# host should be a member of domain ansible.vagrant; module will ensure the hostname is mydomainclient
# and will use the passed credentials to join domain if necessary.
# Ansible connection should use local credentials if possible.
# If a reboot is required, the second task will trigger one and wait until the host is available.
- hosts: winclient
gather_facts: no
tasks:
- win_domain_membership:
dns_domain_name: ansible.vagrant
hostname: mydomainclient
domain_admin_user: testguy@ansible.vagrant
domain_admin_password: password123!
domain_ou_path: "OU=Windows,OU=Servers,DC=ansible,DC=vagrant"
state: domain
register: domain_state
- win_reboot:
when: domain_state.reboot_required
# Host should be in workgroup mywg- module will use the passed credentials to clean-unjoin domain if possible.
# Ansible connection should use local credentials if possible.
# The domain admin credentials can be sourced from a vault-encrypted variable
- hosts: winclient
gather_facts: no
tasks:
- win_domain_membership:
workgroup_name: mywg
domain_admin_user: '{{ win_domain_admin_user }}'
domain_admin_password: '{{ win_domain_admin_password }}'
state: workgroup
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Returned |
Description |
reboot_required
boolean
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always |
True if changes were made that require a reboot.
Sample:
True
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This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
This module is flagged as core which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Core Team. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Core Team, see here.
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