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ansible-freeipa/README-sysaccount.md
Thomas Woerner dc9b0ce4e8 New sysaccount management module
There is a new sysaccount management module placed in the plugins folder:

    plugins/modules/ipasysaccount.py

The sysaccount module allows to ensure presence or absence of system
accounts.

Here is the documentation for the module:

    README-sysaccount.md

New sysaccount example playbooks:

    playbooks/sysaccount/sysaccount-absent.yml
    playbooks/sysaccount/sysaccount-disabled.yml
    playbooks/sysaccount/sysaccount-enabled.yml
    playbooks/sysaccount/sysaccount-present.yml
    playbooks/sysaccount/sysaccount-privileged.yml
    playbooks/sysaccount/sysaccount-unprivileged.yml

New tests for the module:

    tests/sysaccount/test_sysaccount.yml
    tests/sysaccount/test_sysaccount_client_context.yml
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Sysaccount module
============
Description
-----------
The sysaccount module allows to ensure presence and absence of system accounts.
Features
--------
* Sysaccount management
Supported FreeIPA Versions
--------------------------
FreeIPA versions 4.4.0 and up are supported by the ipasysaccount module.
Requirements
------------
**Controller**
* Ansible version: 2.15+
**Node**
* Supported FreeIPA version (see above)
Usage
=====
Example inventory file
```ini
[ipaserver]
ipaserver.test.local
```
Example playbook to make sure sysaccount "my-app" is present with random password:
```yaml
---
- name: Playbook to manage IPA sysaccount.
hosts: ipaserver
become: false
tasks:
- name: Ensure sysaccount "my-app" is present with random password
ipasysaccount:
ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
name: my-app
random: true
register: result
- name: Print generated random password
debug:
var: result.sysaccount.randompassword
```
Example playbook to make sure sysaccount "my-app" is present with given password:
```yaml
---
- name: Playbook to manage IPA sysaccount.
hosts: ipaserver
become: false
tasks:
- name: Ensure sysaccount "my-app" is present with given password
ipasysaccount:
ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
name: my-app
password: SomeAPPpassword
```
Example playbook to make sure sysaccount "my-app" is absent:
```yaml
---
- name: Playbook to manage IPA sysaccount.
hosts: ipaserver
become: false
tasks:
- name: Ensure sysaccount "my-app" is absent
ipasysaccount:
ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
name: my-app
state: absent
```
Example playbook to ensure existing sysaccount my-app is privileged
```yaml
---
- name: Playbook to manage IPA sysaccount.
hosts: ipaserver
become: false
tasks:
- name: Ensure existing sysaccount my-app is privileged
ipasysaccount:
ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
name: my-app
privileged: true
```
Example playbook to ensure existing sysaccount my-app is not privileged
```yaml
---
- name: Playbook to manage IPA sysaccount.
hosts: ipaserver
become: false
tasks:
- name: Ensure existing sysaccount my-app is not privileged
ipasysaccount:
ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
name: my-app
privileged: false
```
Example playbook to ensure existing sysaccount my-app is disabled
```yaml
---
- name: Playbook to manage IPA sysaccount.
hosts: ipaserver
become: false
tasks:
- name: Ensure existing sysaccount my-app is disabled
ipasysaccount:
ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
name: my-app
state: disabled
```
Example playbook to ensure existing sysaccount my-app is enabled
```yaml
---
- name: Playbook to manage IPA sysaccount.
hosts: ipaserver
become: false
tasks:
- name: Ensure existing sysaccount my-app is enabled
ipasysaccount:
ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
name: my-app
state: enabled
```
Variables
---------
Variable | Description | Required
-------- | ----------- | --------
`ipaadmin_principal` | The admin principal is a string and defaults to `admin` | no
`ipaadmin_password` | The admin password is a string and is required if there is no admin ticket available on the node | no
`ipaapi_context` | The context in which the module will execute. Executing in a server context is preferred. If not provided context will be determined by the execution environment. Valid values are `server` and `client`. | no
`ipaapi_ldap_cache` | Use LDAP cache for IPA connection. The bool setting defaults to true. (bool) | no
`name` \| `login` | The list of sysaccount name strings - internally uid. (list of strings) | yes
`description` | A description for the sysaccount. (string) | no
`privileged` | Allow password updates without reset. This flag is not replicated. It is needed to set privileged on all servers, where it is needed. (bool) | no
`random` | Generate a random user password. (bool) | no
`password` \| `userpassword` | Set the password. (string) | no
`update_password` | Set password for a sysaccount in present state only on creation or always. It can be one of `always` or `on_create` and defaults to `always`. | no
`state` | The state to ensure. It can be one of `present`, `absent`, 'enabled', 'disabled', default: `present`. | no
Return Values
=============
There are only return values if a random passwords has been generated.
Variable | Description | Returned When
-------- | ----------- | -------------
`sysaccount` | Sysaccount dict (dict) <br>Options: | Always
&nbsp; | `randompassword` - The generated random password | If random is yes and sysaccount did not exist or update_password is yes
Authors
=======
Thomas Woerner