Correct yum and dnf autoremove behavior (#47902)

* Correct yum and dnf autoremove behavior

Sanity check args passed to autoremove

Fixes #47184

Signed-off-by: Adam Miller <admiller@redhat.com>

* fix docs

Signed-off-by: Adam Miller <admiller@redhat.com>

lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py

@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ options:
   state:
     description:
       - Whether to install (C(present), C(latest)), or remove (C(absent)) a package.
+      - Default is C(None), however in effect the default action is C(present) unless the C(autoremove) option is
+        enabled for this module, then C(absent) is inferred.
     choices: ['absent', 'present', 'installed', 'removed', 'latest']
-    default: "present"
 
   enablerepo:
     description:
@@ -1041,11 +1042,6 @@ class DnfModule(YumDnf):
                     msg="Autoremove requires dnf>=2.0.1. Current dnf version is %s" % dnf.__version__,
                     results=[],
                 )
-            if self.state not in ["absent", None]:
-                self.module.fail_json(
-                    msg="Autoremove should be used alone or with state=absent",
-                    results=[],
-                )
 
         if self.update_cache and not self.names and not self.list:
             self.base = self._base(

lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py

@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ options:
       - C(present) and C(installed) will simply ensure that a desired package is installed.
       - C(latest) will update the specified package if it's not of the latest available version.
       - C(absent) and C(removed) will remove the specified package.
+      - Default is C(None), however in effect the default action is C(present) unless the C(autoremove) option is¬
+        enabled for this module, then C(absent) is inferred.
     choices: [ absent, installed, latest, present, removed ]
-    default: present
   enablerepo:
     description:
       - I(Repoid) of repositories to enable for the install/update operation.