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# udm_user – Manage posix users on a univention corporate server

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Examples
- Status

## Synopsis

- This module allows to manage posix users on a univention corporate server (UCS). It uses the python API of the UCS to create a new object or edit it.

## Requirements

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

- Python >= 2.6

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
birthday - |  | Birthday
city - |  | City of users business address.
country - |  | Country of users business address.
department_number - |  | Department number of users business address. aliases: departmentNumber
description - |  | Description (not gecos)
display_name - |  | Display name (not gecos) aliases: displayName
email - | Default: [] | A list of e-mail addresses.
employee_number - |  | Employee number aliases: employeeNumber
employee_type - |  | Employee type aliases: employeeType
firstname - |  | First name. Required if `state=present`.
gecos - |  | GECOS
groups - | Default: [] | POSIX groups, the LDAP DNs of the groups will be found with the LDAP filter for each group as $GROUP: `(&(objectClass=posixGroup`(cn=$GROUP))).
home_share - |  | Home NFS share. Must be a LDAP DN, e.g. `cn=home,cn=shares,ou=school,dc=example,dc=com`. aliases: homeShare
home_share_path - |  | Path to home NFS share, inside the homeShare. aliases: homeSharePath
home_telephone_number - | Default: [] | List of private telephone numbers. aliases: homeTelephoneNumber
homedrive - |  | Windows home drive, e.g. `"H:"`.
lastname - |  | Last name. Required if `state=present`.
mail_alternative_address - | Default: [] | List of alternative e-mail addresses. aliases: mailAlternativeAddress
mail_home_server - |  | FQDN of mail server aliases: mailHomeServer
mail_primary_address - |  | Primary e-mail address aliases: mailPrimaryAddress
mobile_telephone_number - | Default: [] | Mobile phone number aliases: mobileTelephoneNumber
organisation - |  | Organisation aliases: organization
ou - | Default: "" | Organizational Unit inside the LDAP Base DN, e.g. `school` for LDAP OU `ou=school,dc=example,dc=com`.
override_pw_history boolean | Choices: no ← yes | Override password history aliases: overridePWHistory
override_pw_length boolean | Choices: no ← yes | Override password check aliases: overridePWLength
pager_telephonenumber - | Default: [] | List of pager telephone numbers. aliases: pagerTelephonenumber
password - |  | Password. Required if `state=present`.
phone - |  | List of telephone numbers.
position - | Default: "" | Define the whole position of users object inside the LDAP tree, e.g. `cn=employee,cn=users,ou=school,dc=example,dc=com`.
postcode - |  | Postal code of users business address.
primary_group - | Default: "cn=Domain Users,cn=groups,$LDAP_BASE_DN" | Primary group. This must be the group LDAP DN. aliases: primaryGroup
profilepath - |  | Windows profile directory
pwd_change_next_login - | Choices: 0 1 | Change password on next login. aliases: pwdChangeNextLogin
room_number - |  | Room number of users business address. aliases: roomNumber
samba_privileges - |  | Samba privilege, like allow printer administration, do domain join. aliases: sambaPrivileges
samba_user_workstations - |  | Allow the authentication only on this Microsoft Windows host. aliases: sambaUserWorkstations
sambahome - |  | Windows home path, e.g. `'\\$FQDN\$USERNAME'`.
scriptpath - |  | Windows logon script.
secretary - | Default: [] | A list of superiors as LDAP DNs.
serviceprovider - | Default: [] | Enable user for the following service providers.
shell - | Default: "/bin/bash" | Login shell
state - | Choices: present ← absent | Whether the user is present or not.
street - |  | Street of users business address.
subpath - | Default: "cn=users" | LDAP subpath inside the organizational unit, e.g. `cn=teachers,cn=users` for LDAP container `cn=teachers,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com`.
title - |  | Title, e.g. `Prof.`.
unixhome - | Default: "/home/$USERNAME" | Unix home directory
update_password - | Default: "always" | `always` will update passwords if they differ. `on_create` will only set the password for newly created users.
userexpiry - | Default: "Today + 1 year" | Account expiry date, e.g. `1999-12-31`.
username - / required |  | User name aliases: name

## Examples

    # Create a user on a UCS
    - udm_user:
        name: FooBar
        password: secure_password
        firstname: Foo
        lastname: Bar

    # Create a user with the DN
    # C(uid=foo,cn=teachers,cn=users,ou=school,dc=school,dc=example,dc=com)
    - udm_user:
        name: foo
        password: secure_password
        firstname: Foo
        lastname: Bar
        ou: school
        subpath: 'cn=teachers,cn=users'
    # or define the position
    - udm_user:
        name: foo
        password: secure_password
        firstname: Foo
        lastname: Bar
        position: 'cn=teachers,cn=users,ou=school,dc=school,dc=example,dc=com'

## Status

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

### Authors

- Tobias Rüetschi (@keachi)

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