New in version 2.2.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
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allow |
Specifies, if you have enabled SSH access, the IP address or address range for other systems that can use SSH to communicate with this system.
To specify all addresses, use the value
all .IP address can be specified, such as 172.27.1.10.
IP rangees can be specified, such as 172.27.*.* or 172.27.0.0/255.255.0.0.
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banner |
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Whether to enable the banner or not.
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banner_text |
Specifies the text to include on the pre-login banner that displays when a user attempts to login to the system using SSH.
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inactivity_timeout |
Specifies the number of seconds before inactivity causes an SSH session to log out.
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log_level |
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Specifies the minimum SSHD message level to include in the system log.
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login |
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Specifies, when checked
enabled , that the system accepts SSH communications. |
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password
required |
The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable
F5_PASSWORD .aliases: pass, pwd |
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port |
Port that you want the SSH daemon to run on.
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provider
(added in 2.5) |
Default: None
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A dict object containing connection details.
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password
required |
The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable
F5_PASSWORD .aliases: pass, pwd |
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server
required |
The BIG-IP host.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable
F5_SERVER . |
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server_port |
Default: 443
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The BIG-IP server port.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable
F5_SERVER_PORT . |
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user
required |
The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable
F5_USER . |
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validate_certs
bool |
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If
no , SSL certificates are not validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.You may omit this option by setting the environment variable
F5_VALIDATE_CERTS . |
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timeout |
Default: 10
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Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
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ssh_keyfile |
Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable
ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE . |
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transport
required |
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Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
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server
required |
The BIG-IP host.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable
F5_SERVER . |
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server_port
(added in 2.2) |
Default: 443
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The BIG-IP server port.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable
F5_SERVER_PORT . |
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user
required |
The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable
F5_USER . |
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validate_certs
bool (added in 2.0) |
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If
no , SSL certificates are not validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.You may omit this option by setting the environment variable
F5_VALIDATE_CERTS . |
Note
pip install f5-sdk
.- name: Set the banner for the SSHD service from a string
bigip_device_sshd:
banner: enabled
banner_text: banner text goes here
password: secret
server: lb.mydomain.com
user: admin
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Set the banner for the SSHD service from a file
bigip_device_sshd:
banner: enabled
banner_text: "{{ lookup('file', '/path/to/file') }}"
password: secret
server: lb.mydomain.com
user: admin
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Set the SSHD service to run on port 2222
bigip_device_sshd:
password: secret
port: 2222
server: lb.mydomain.com
user: admin
delegate_to: localhost
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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allow
string
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changed |
Specifies, if you have enabled SSH access, the IP address or address range for other systems that can use SSH to communicate with this system.
Sample:
192.0.2.*
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banner
string
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changed |
Whether the banner is enabled or not.
Sample:
True
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banner_text
string
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changed and success |
Specifies the text included on the pre-login banner that displays when a user attempts to login to the system using SSH.
Sample:
This is a corporate device. Connecting to it without...
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inactivity_timeout
int
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changed |
The number of seconds before inactivity causes an SSH session to log out.
Sample:
10
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log_level
string
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changed |
The minimum SSHD message level to include in the system log.
Sample:
debug
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login
bool
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changed |
Specifies that the system accepts SSH communications or not.
Sample:
True
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port
int
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changed |
Port that you want the SSH daemon to run on.
Sample:
22
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This module is flagged as stableinterface which means that the maintainers for this module guarantee that no backward incompatible interface changes will be made.
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