iam_user – Manage AWS IAM users¶
New in version 2.5.
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- boto
- boto3
- botocore
- python >= 2.6
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| aws_access_key 
                    string
                                                                 | AWS access key. If not set then the value of the AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable is used. aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key | |
| aws_secret_key 
                    string
                                                                 | AWS secret key. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable is used. aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key | |
| debug_botocore_endpoint_logs 
                    boolean
                                                                 added in 2.8 | 
 | Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used. | 
| ec2_url 
                    string
                                                                 | Url to use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will use EC2 endpoints). Ignored for modules where region is required. Must be specified for all other modules if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL environment variable, if any, is used. | |
| managed_policy 
                    list
                                                                 | A list of managed policy ARNs or friendly names to attach to the user. To embed an inline policy, use iam_policy. | |
| name 
                    string
                                             / required                     | The name of the user to create. | |
| profile 
                    string
                                                                 | Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0. | |
| purge_policy 
                    boolean
                                                                 | 
 | Detach policies which are not included in managed_policy list | 
| region 
                    string
                                                                 | The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variable, if any, is used. See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region aliases: aws_region, ec2_region | |
| security_token 
                    string
                                                                 | AWS STS security token. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variable is used. aliases: access_token | |
| state 
                    string
                                             / required                     | 
 | Create or remove the IAM user | 
| validate_certs 
                    boolean
                                                                 | 
 | When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0. | 
Notes¶
Note
- If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence AWS_URLorEC2_URL,AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDorAWS_ACCESS_KEYorEC2_ACCESS_KEY,AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEYorAWS_SECRET_KEYorEC2_SECRET_KEY,AWS_SECURITY_TOKENorEC2_SECURITY_TOKEN,AWS_REGIONorEC2_REGION
- Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See https://boto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html
- AWS_REGIONor- EC2_REGIONcan be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be configured in the boto config file
Examples¶
# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.
# Note: This module does not allow management of groups that users belong to.
#       Groups should manage their membership directly using `iam_group`,
#       as users belong to them.
# Create a user
- iam_user:
    name: testuser1
    state: present
# Create a user and attach a managed policy using its ARN
- iam_user:
    name: testuser1
    managed_policy:
      - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSNSFullAccess
    state: present
# Remove all managed policies from an existing user with an empty list
- iam_user:
    name: testuser1
    state: present
    purge_policy: true
# Delete the user
- iam_user:
    name: testuser1
    state: absent
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Status¶
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors¶
- Josh Souza (@joshsouza)
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