# eos_user – Manage the collection of local users on EOS devices

- Synopsis

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- This module provides declarative management of the local usernames configured on Arista EOS devices. It allows playbooks to manage either individual usernames or the collection of usernames in the current running config. It also supports purging usernames from the configuration that are not explicitly defined.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
aggregate - added in 2.4 |  | The set of username objects to be configured on the remote Arista EOS device. The list entries can either be the username or a hash of username and properties. This argument is mutually exclusive with the `username` argument. aliases: users, collection

auth_pass
string

Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using `connection: network_cli` and `become: yes` with `become_pass`.
This option is only required if you are using eAPI.
For more information please see the EOS Platform Options guide.

Specifies the password to use if required to enter privileged mode on the remote device. If authorize is false, then this argument does nothing. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_AUTH_PASS` will be used instead.

authorize
boolean

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using `connection: network_cli` and `become: yes`.
This option is only required if you are using eAPI.
For more information please see the EOS Platform Options guide.

Instructs the module to enter privileged mode on the remote device before sending any commands. If not specified, the device will attempt to execute all commands in non-privileged mode. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_AUTHORIZE` will be used instead.

configured_password - added in 2.4 |  | The password to be configured on the remote Arista EOS device. The password needs to be provided in clear and it will be encrypted on the device. Please note that this option is not same as `provider password`.
name - added in 2.4 |  | The username to be configured on the remote Arista EOS device. This argument accepts a stringv value and is mutually exclusive with the `aggregate` argument. Please note that this option is not same as `provider username`.

nopassword
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Defines the username without assigning a password. This will allow the user to login to the system without being authenticated by a password.

privilege - |  | The `privilege` argument configures the privilege level of the user when logged into the system. This argument accepts integer values in the range of 1 to 15.

provider
dictionary

Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using `connection: network_cli`.
This option is only required if you are using eAPI.
For more information please see the EOS Platform Options guide.

A dict object containing connection details.

| auth_pass string |  | Specifies the password to use if required to enter privileged mode on the remote device. If authorize is false, then this argument does nothing. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_AUTH_PASS` will be used instead.

authorize
boolean

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

Instructs the module to enter privileged mode on the remote device before sending any commands. If not specified, the device will attempt to execute all commands in non-privileged mode. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_AUTHORIZE` will be used instead.

| host string / required |  | Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport.
| password string |  | Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This is a common argument used for either cli or eapi transports. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD` will be used instead.
| port integer | Default: 0 | Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. This value applies to either cli or eapi. The port value will default to the appropriate transport common port if none is provided in the task (cli=22, http=80, https=443).
| ssh_keyfile path |  | Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE` will be used instead.
| timeout integer |  | Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.

transport
string / required

Choices:
- cli ←
- eapi

Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.

use_proxy
boolean
added in 2.5

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

If `no`, the environment variables `http_proxy` and `https_proxy` will be ignored.

use_ssl
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

Configures the transport to use SSL if set to `yes` only when the `transport=eapi`. If the transport argument is not eapi, this value is ignored.

| username string |  | Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate either the CLI login or the eAPI authentication depending on which transport is used. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME` will be used instead.

validate_certs
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

If `no`, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. If the transport argument is not eapi, this value is ignored.

purge
boolean

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

Instructs the module to consider the resource definition absolute. It will remove any previously configured usernames on the device with the exception of the `admin` user which cannot be deleted per EOS constraints.

role - |  | Configures the role for the username in the device running configuration. The argument accepts a string value defining the role name. This argument does not check if the role has been configured on the device.
sshkey - |  | Specifies the SSH public key to configure for the given username. This argument accepts a valid SSH key value.

state
-

Choices:
- present ←
- absent

Configures the state of the username definition as it relates to the device operational configuration. When set to present, the username(s) should be configured in the device active configuration and when set to absent the username(s) should not be in the device active configuration

update_password
-

Choices:
- on_create
- always ←

Since passwords are encrypted in the device running config, this argument will instruct the module when to change the password. When set to `always`, the password will always be updated in the device and when set to `on_create` the password will be updated only if the username is created.

## Notes

Note

- Tested against EOS 4.15

- For information on using CLI, eAPI and privileged mode see the EOS Platform Options guide

- For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide

- For more information on using Ansible to manage Arista EOS devices see the Arista integration page.

## Examples

    - name: create a new user
      eos_user:
        name: ansible
        sshkey: "{{ lookup('file', '~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub') }}"
        state: present

    - name: remove all users except admin
      eos_user:
        purge: yes

    - name: set multiple users to privilege level 15
      eos_user:
        aggregate:
          - name: netop
          - name: netend
        privilege: 15
        state: present

    - name: Change Password for User netop
      eos_user:
        username: netop
        configured_password: "{{ new_password }}"
        update_password: always
        state: present

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
commands list | always | The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device Sample: ['name ansible secret password', 'name admin secret admin']
session_name string | when changed is True | The EOS config session name used to load the configuration Sample: ansible_1479315771

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This module is maintained by the Ansible Network Team. [network]

### Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

### Authors

- Peter Sprygada (@privateip)

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