vmware_local_user_facts - Gather facts about users on the given ESXi host
- This module can be used to gather facts about users present on the given ESXi host system in VMware infrastructure.
- All variables and VMware object names are case sensitive.
- User must hold the ‘Authorization.ModifyPermissions’ privilege to invoke this module.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter |
Choices/Defaults |
Comments |
hostname
str |
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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.
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password
str |
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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
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port
int
(added in 2.5) |
Default:
443
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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.
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username
str |
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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: admin, user
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validate_certs
bool |
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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.
If set to yes , please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.
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- name: Gather facts about all Users on given ESXi host system
vmware_local_user_facts:
hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
delegate_to: localhost
register: all_user_facts
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Returned |
Description |
local_user_facts
dict
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always |
metadata about all local users
Sample:
[{'full_name': 'Administrator', 'principal': 'root', 'user_group': False, 'user_id': 0, 'user_shell_access': True}, {'full_name': 'DCUI User', 'principal': 'dcui', 'user_group': False, 'user_id': 100, 'user_shell_access': False}]
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