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ipa_host - Manage FreeIPA host
New in version 2.3.
Synopsis
- Add, modify and delete an IPA host using IPA API
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| description | 
        
        A description of this host.
         | 
     |
| force | 
        
        Force host name even if not in DNS.
         | 
     |
| fqdn  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Full qualified domain name.
        
       
        Can not be changed as it is the unique identifier.
        
       aliases: name  | 
     |
| ip_address | 
        
        Add the host to DNS with this IP address.
         | 
     |
| ipa_host | Default: 
        "ipa.example.com"
         | 
      
        
        IP or hostname of IPA server.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  
       IPA_HOST will be used instead.
       
        If both the environment variable  
       IPA_HOST and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.
       
        Environment variable fallback mechanism is added in version 2.5.
         | 
     
| ipa_pass  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Password of administrative user.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  
       IPA_PASS will be used instead.
       
        If both the environment variable  
       IPA_PASS and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.
       
        Environment variable fallback mechanism is added in version 2.5.
         | 
     |
| ipa_port | Default: 
        443
         | 
      
        
        Port of FreeIPA / IPA server.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  
       IPA_PORT will be used instead.
       
        If both the environment variable  
       IPA_PORT and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.
       
        Environment variable fallback mechanism is added in version 2.5.
         | 
     
| ipa_prot | 
       
  | 
      
        
        Protocol used by IPA server.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  
       IPA_PROT will be used instead.
       
        If both the environment variable  
       IPA_PROT and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.
       
        Environment variable fallback mechanism is added in version 2.5.
         | 
     
| ipa_user | Default: 
        "admin"
         | 
      
        
        Administrative account used on IPA server.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  
       IPA_USER will be used instead.
       
        If both the environment variable  
       IPA_USER and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.
       
        Environment variable fallback mechanism is added in version 2.5.
         | 
     
| mac_address | 
        
        List of Hardware MAC address(es) off this host.
        
       
        If option is omitted MAC addresses will not be checked or changed.
        
       
        If an empty list is passed all assigned MAC addresses will be removed.
        
       
        MAC addresses that are already assigned but not passed will be removed.
        
       aliases: macaddress  | 
     |
| ns_hardware_platform | 
        
        Host hardware platform (e.g. "Lenovo T61")
        
       aliases: nshardwareplatform  | 
     |
| ns_host_location | 
        
        Host location (e.g. "Lab 2")
        
       aliases: nshostlocation  | 
     |
| ns_os_version | 
        
        Host operating system and version (e.g. "Fedora 9")
        
       aliases: nsosversion  | 
     |
| random_password  
        bool
         
        (added in 2.5)
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Generate a random password to be used in bulk enrollment
         | 
     
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        State to ensure
         | 
     
| update_dns  
        (added in 2.5)
         | 
      Default: 
        "no"
         | 
      
        
        If set  
       "True" with state as "absent", then removes DNS records of the host managed by FreeIPA DNS.
       
        This option has no effect for states other than "absent".
         | 
     
| user_certificate | 
        
        List of Base-64 encoded server certificates.
        
       
        If option is omitted certificates will not be checked or changed.
        
       
        If an empty list is passed all assigned certificates will be removed.
        
       
        Certificates already assigned but not passed will be removed.
        
       aliases: usercertificate  | 
     |
| validate_certs | Default: 
        "yes"
         | 
      
        
        This only applies if  
       ipa_prot is https.
       
        If set to  
       no, the SSL certificates will not be validated.
       
        This should only set to  no used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
        | 
     
Examples
# Ensure host is present
- ipa_host:
    name: host01.example.com
    description: Example host
    ip_address: 192.168.0.123
    ns_host_location: Lab
    ns_os_version: CentOS 7
    ns_hardware_platform: Lenovo T61
    mac_address:
    - "08:00:27:E3:B1:2D"
    - "52:54:00:BD:97:1E"
    state: present
    ipa_host: ipa.example.com
    ipa_user: admin
    ipa_pass: topsecret
# Generate a random password for bulk enrolment
- ipa_host:
    name: host01.example.com
    description: Example host
    ip_address: 192.168.0.123
    state: present
    ipa_host: ipa.example.com
    ipa_user: admin
    ipa_pass: topsecret
    validate_certs: False
    random_password: True
# Ensure host is disabled
- ipa_host:
    name: host01.example.com
    state: disabled
    ipa_host: ipa.example.com
    ipa_user: admin
    ipa_pass: topsecret
# Ensure that all user certificates are removed
- ipa_host:
    name: host01.example.com
    user_certificate: []
    ipa_host: ipa.example.com
    ipa_user: admin
    ipa_pass: topsecret
# Ensure host is absent
- ipa_host:
    name: host01.example.com
    state: absent
    ipa_host: ipa.example.com
    ipa_user: admin
    ipa_pass: topsecret
# Ensure host and its DNS record is absent
- ipa_host:
    name: host01.example.com
    state: absent
    ipa_host: ipa.example.com
    ipa_user: admin
    ipa_pass: topsecret
    update_dns: True
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| host  
        dict
         | 
      always | 
        
        Host as returned by IPA API.
          | 
     
| host_diff  
        list
         | 
      if check mode and a difference is found | 
        
        List of options that differ and would be changed
          | 
     
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Thomas Krahn (@Nosmoht)
 
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 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/ipa_host_module.html