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ipa_service - Manage FreeIPA service
New in version 2.5.
Synopsis
- Add and delete an IPA service using IPA API
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| force | 
        
        Force principal name even if host is not in DNS.
         | 
     |
| hosts | 
        
        defines the list of 'ManagedBy' hosts
         | 
     |
| 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.
         | 
     
| krbcanonicalname  
        required
         | 
      
        
        principal of the service
        
       
        Can not be changed as it is the unique identifier.
        
       aliases: name  | 
     |
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        State to ensure
         | 
     
| 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 service is present
- ipa_service:
    name: http/host01.example.com
    state: present
    ipa_host: ipa.example.com
    ipa_user: admin
    ipa_pass: topsecret
# Ensure service is absent
- ipa_service:
    name: http/host01.example.com
    state: absent
    ipa_host: ipa.example.com
    ipa_user: admin
    ipa_pass: topsecret
# Changing Managing hosts list
- ipa_service:
    name: http/host01.example.com
    host:
       - host01.example.com
       - host02.example.com
    ipa_host: ipa.example.com
    ipa_user: admin
    ipa_pass: topsecret
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| service  
        dict
         | 
      always | 
        
        Service as returned by IPA API.
          | 
     
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
- Cédric Parent
 
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