vmware_local_user_info – Gather info about users on the given ESXi host — Ansible Documentation

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# vmware_local_user_info – Gather info about users on the given ESXi host

New in version 2.9.

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- This module can be used to gather information about users present on the given ESXi host system in VMware infrastructure.
- All variables and VMware object names are case sensitive.
- User must hold the ‘Authorization.ModifyPermissions’ privilege to invoke this module.

## Requirements

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

- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
hostname string |  | 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 support added in Ansible 2.6.
password string |  | 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 support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: pass, pwd
port integer 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 support added in Ansible 2.6.
proxy_host string added in 2.9 |  | Address of a proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. The format is a hostname or a IP. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PROXY_HOST` will be used instead. This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12
proxy_port integer added in 2.9 |  | Port of the HTTP proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PROXY_PORT` will be used instead.
username string |  | 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 support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: admin, user
validate_certs boolean | Choices: no yes ← | 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 support added in Ansible 2.6. If set to `yes`, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.

## Notes

Note

- Tested on ESXi 6.5

## Examples

    - name: Gather info about all Users on given ESXi host system
      vmware_local_user_info:
        hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
        password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: all_user_info

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
local_user_info dictionary | always | metadata about all local users Sample: [{'role': 'admin', 'description': 'Administrator', 'group': False, 'user_id': 0, 'user_name': 'root', 'shell_access': True}, {'role': 'admin', 'description': 'DCUI User', 'group': False, 'user_id': 100, 'user_name': 'dcui', 'shell_access': False}]

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
- Christian Kotte (@ckotte)

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