README.md

Ansible Role: manage-users 1.0

This role can add or delete users and groups, using simple true/false options to turn functions on or off.

Requirements

You need Ansible version 2.2 or higher for this role, and specific platform needs can be found in the metadata file.

Role Variables

Here are the available variables with their default settings:

Turn functions on or off

• loadlist: false
• addgroup: false
• adduser: false
• nonexpiring: false
• delgroup: false
• deluser: false
• showlists: false

User Settings - Adding Users

• password: "{{item.key }}" or "{{ item.value.pwd }}"
• shell: "{{ item.value.shell }}"
• chg_pwd: "Force-chg-pwd" or "Force-chg-pwd-Non-expiring" or "Do-not-chg-pwd-Non-expiring"
• update_pwd: "on_create" or "always"
• non_unique: no or yes
• createhome: yes or no

Dependencies

This role does not depend on any other roles.

Modules

Includes the "chage" module, created by @lqueryvg.

Example Playbook

1. Add groups from a file and users from the playbook file.
2. Delete users from a file and groups from the playbook file.

License

GPLv3