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vmware_local_role_manager - Manage local roles on an ESXi host

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • Manage local roles on an ESXi host

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
force_remove
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
If set to False then prevents the role from being removed if any permissions are using it.
hostname
The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_HOST will be used instead.
Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.
local_privilege_ids Default:
[]
The list of privileges that role needs to have.
local_role_name
required
The local role name to be managed.
password
The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead.
Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.

aliases: pass, pwd
port
(added in 2.5)
 Default:
443
The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PORT will be used instead.
Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Indicate desired state of the role.
If the role already exists when state=present, the role info is updated.
username
The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_USER will be used instead.
Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.

aliases: user, admin
validate_certs
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Default:
True
Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to false when certificates are not trusted.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used instead.
Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on ESXi 6.5
  • Be sure that the ESXi user used for login, has the appropriate rights to create / delete / edit roles

Examples

# Example vmware_local_role_manager command from Ansible Playbooks
- name: Add local role to ESXi
  vmware_local_role_manager:
      hostname: esxi_hostname
      username: root
      password: vmware
      local_role_name: vmware_qa
      state: present

- name: Add local role with privileges to ESXi
  vmware_local_role_manager:
      hostname: esxi_hostname
      username: root
      password: vmware
      local_role_name: vmware_qa
      local_privilege_ids: [ 'Folder.Create', 'Folder.Delete']
      state: present

- name: Remove local role from ESXi
  vmware_local_role_manager:
      hostname: esxi_hostname
      username: root
      password: vmware
      local_role_name: vmware_qa
      state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
local_role_name
string
 always
Name of local role
new_privileges
list
 on update
List of privileges of role after update
old_privileges
list
 on update
List of privileges of role before update
role_id
int
 always
ESXi generated local role id


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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