New in version 2.6.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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hostname str | 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 str | 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 int (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 str | 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: admin, user | |
validate_certs bool |
| 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 yes , please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine. |
Note
- name: Gather facts about all Users on given ESXi host system vmware_local_user_facts: hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}' username: '{{ esxi_username }}' password: '{{ esxi_password }}' delegate_to: localhost register: all_user_facts
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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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}] |
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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