redhat.satellite.auth_source_ldap module – Manage LDAP Authentication Sources

Note

This module is part of the redhat.satellite collection (version 3.10.0).

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install redhat.satellite. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: redhat.satellite.auth_source_ldap.

New in redhat.satellite 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Create, update, and delete LDAP authentication sources

Requirements

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

• requests

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
account string	Account name to use when accessing the LDAP server.
account_password string	Account password to use when accessing the LDAP server. Required when using onthefly_register. When this parameter is set, the module will not be idempotent.
attr_firstname string	Attribute containing first name. Required when using onthefly_register.
attr_lastname string	Attribute containing last name. Required when using onthefly_register.
attr_login string	Attribute containing login ID. Required when using onthefly_register.
attr_mail string	Attribute containing email address. Required when using onthefly_register.
attr_photo string	Attribute containing user photo
base_dn string	The base DN to use when searching.
groups_base string	Base DN where groups reside.
host string / required	The hostname of the LDAP server
ldap_filter string	Filter to apply to LDAP searches
locations list / elements=string	List of locations the entity should be assigned to
name string / required	The name of the LDAP authentication source
onthefly_register boolean	Whether or not to register users on the fly. Choices: false true
organizations list / elements=string	List of organizations the entity should be assigned to
password string / required	Password of the user accessing the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable SATELLITE_PASSWORD will be used instead.
port integer	The port number of the LDAP server Default: 389
server_type string	Type of the LDAP server Choices: "free_ipa" "active_directory" "posix"
server_url string / required	URL of the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable SATELLITE_SERVER_URL will be used instead.
state string	State of the entity Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
tls boolean	Whether or not to use TLS when contacting the LDAP server. Choices: false true
use_netgroups boolean	Whether to use NIS netgroups instead of posix groups, not valid for server_type=active_directory Choices: false true
usergroup_sync boolean	Whether or not to sync external user groups on login Choices: false true
username string / required	Username accessing the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable SATELLITE_USERNAME will be used instead.
validate_certs boolean	Whether or not to verify the TLS certificates of the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable SATELLITE_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used instead. Choices: false true ← (default)

Attributes

Attribute	Support	Description
check_mode	Support: full	Can run in check_mode and return changed status prediction without modifying the entity
diff_mode	Support: full	Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in check_mode), when in diff mode

Examples

- name: Simple FreeIPA authentication source
  redhat.satellite.auth_source_ldap:
    name: "Example LDAP"
    host: "ldap.example.org"
    server_url: "https://satellite.example.com"
    locations:
      - "Uppsala"
    organizations:
      - "Sweden"
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    state: present

- name: FreeIPA with automatic registration
  redhat.satellite.auth_source_ldap:
    name: "Example LDAP"
    host: "ldap.example.org"
    onthefly_register: true
    account: uid=ansible,cn=sysaccounts,cn=etc,dc=example,dc=com
    account_password: secret
    base_dn: dc=example,dc=com
    groups_base: cn=groups,cn=accounts, dc=example,dc=com
    server_type: free_ipa
    attr_login: uid
    attr_firstname: givenName
    attr_lastname: sn
    attr_mail: mail
    attr_photo: jpegPhoto
    server_url: "https://satellite.example.com"
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    state: present

- name: Active Directory with automatic registration
  redhat.satellite.auth_source_ldap:
    name: "Example AD"
    host: "ad.example.org"
    onthefly_register: true
    account: EXAMPLE\ansible
    account_password: secret
    base_dn: cn=Users,dc=example,dc=com
    groups_base: cn=Users,dc=example,dc=com
    server_type: active_directory
    attr_login: sAMAccountName
    attr_firstname: givenName
    attr_lastname: sn
    attr_mail: mail
    ldap_filter: (memberOf=CN=Domain Users,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com)
    server_url: "https://satellite.example.com"
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    state: present

Return Values

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

Key	Description
entity dictionary	Final state of the affected entities grouped by their type. Returned: success
auth_source_ldaps list / elements=dictionary	List of auth sources for LDAP. Returned: success

Authors

• Christoffer Reijer (@ephracis) Basalt AB

Collection links

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