avi_user – Avi User Module

New in version 2.9.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used for creation, updation and deletion of a user.

Requirements

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

  • avisdk

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
access
list
Access settings (write, read, or no access) for each type of resource within Vantage.
api_context
dictionary
added in 2.5
Avi API context that includes current session ID and CSRF Token.
This allows user to perform single login and re-use the session.
api_version
string
Default:
"16.4.4"
Avi API version of to use for Avi API and objects.
avi_api_patch_op
string
    Choices:
  • add
  • replace
  • delete
Patch operation to use when using avi_api_update_method as patch.
avi_api_update_method
string
    Choices:
  • post
  • put ←
  • patch
Default method for object update is HTTP PUT.
Setting to patch will override that behavior to use HTTP PATCH.
avi_credentials
dictionary
added in 2.5
Avi Credentials dictionary which can be used in lieu of enumerating Avi Controller login details.
api_version
-
Default:
"16.4.4"
Avi controller version
controller
-
Avi controller IP or SQDN
csrftoken
-
Avi controller API csrftoken to reuse existing session with session id
password
-
Avi controller password
port
-
Avi controller port
session_id
-
Avi controller API session id to reuse existing session with csrftoken
tenant
-
Default:
"admin"
Avi controller tenant
tenant_uuid
-
Avi controller tenant UUID
timeout
-
Default:
300
Avi controller request timeout
token
-
Avi controller API token
username
-
Avi controller username
avi_disable_session_cache_as_fact
boolean
added in 2.6
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
It disables avi session information to be cached as a fact.
controller
string
Default:
""
IP address or hostname of the controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_CONTROLLER.
default_tenant_ref
string
Default:
"/api/tenant?name=admin"
Default tenant reference.
This can also be full URI same as it comes in response payload
email
string
Email address of the user. This field is used when a user loses their password and requests to have it reset. See Password Recovery.
is_active
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Activates the current user account.
is_superuser
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
If the user will need to have the same privileges as the admin account, set it to true.
name
string / required
Full name of the user.
obj_password
string / required
You may either enter a case-sensitive password in this field for the new or existing user.
obj_username
string / required
Name that the user will supply when signing into Avi Vantage, such as jdoe or jdoe@avinetworks.com.
password
string
Default:
""
Password of Avi user in Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_PASSWORD.
state
string
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
The state that should be applied on the entity.
tenant
string
Default:
"admin"
Name of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.
tenant_uuid
string
Default:
""
UUID of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.
user_profile_ref
string
Refer user profile.
This can also be full URI same as it comes in response payload
username
string
Default:
""
Username used for accessing Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_USERNAME.

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: user creation
  avi_user:
    controller: ""
    username: ""
    password: ""
    api_version: ""
    name: "testuser"
    obj_username: "testuser"
    obj_password: "test123"
    email: "test@abc.test"
    access:
      - role_ref: "/api/role?name=Tenant-Admin"
        tenant_ref: "/api/tenant/admin#admin"
    user_profile_ref: "/api/useraccountprofile?name=Default-User-Account-Profile"
    is_active: true
    is_superuser: true
    default_tenant_ref: "/api/tenant?name=admin"

- name: user creation
  avi_user:
    controller: ""
    username: ""
    password: ""
    api_version: ""
    name: "testuser"
    obj_username: "testuser2"
    obj_password: "password"
    email: "testuser2@abc.test"
    access:
      - role_ref: "https://192.0.2.10/api/role?name=Tenant-Admin"
        tenant_ref: "https://192.0.2.10/api/tenant/admin#admin"
    user_profile_ref: "https://192.0.2.10/api/useraccountprofile?name=Default-User-Account-Profile"
    is_active: true
    is_superuser: true
    default_tenant_ref: "https://192.0.2.10/api/tenant?name=admin"

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
obj
dictionary
success, changed
Avi REST resource


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