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vmware_local_user_facts - Gather facts about users on the given ESXi host

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis

  • 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.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
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.
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.
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
bool
    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.
If set to True, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on ESXi 6.5

Examples

- name: Gather facts about all Users on given ESXi host system
  vmware_local_user_facts:
    hostname: esxi_hostname
    username: root
    password: vmware
  register: all_user_facts

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
local_user_facts
dict
 always
metadata about all local users

Sample:
[{'user_shell_access': True, 'principal': 'root', 'user_id': 0, 'full_name': 'Administrator', 'user_group': False}, {'user_shell_access': False, 'principal': 'dcui', 'user_id': 100, 'full_name': 'DCUI User', 'user_group': False}]


Status

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

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