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# utm_aaa_group – Create, update or destroy an aaa group object in Sophos UTM

New in version 2.8.

- Synopsis
- Parameters
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- Create, update or destroy an aaa group object in Sophos UTM.
- This module needs to have the REST Ability of the UTM to be activated.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
adirectory_groups list |  | List of adirectory group strings.
adirectory_groups_sids dictionary |  | Dictionary of group sids.
backend_match string | Choices: none ← adirectory edirectory radius tacacs ldap | The backend for the group.
comment string | Default: "" | Comment that describes the AAA group.
dynamic string | Choices: none ← ipsec_dn directory_groups | Group type. Is static if none is selected.
edirectory_groups list |  | List of edirectory group strings.
headers dictionary |  | A dictionary of additional headers to be sent to POST and PUT requests. Is needed for some modules
ipsec_dn string |  | The ipsec dn string.
ldap_attribute string |  | The ldap attribute to check against.
ldap_attribute_value string |  | The ldap attribute value to check against.
members list | Default: [] | A list of user ref names (aaa/user).
name string / required |  | The name of the object. Will be used to identify the entry.
network string | Default: "" | The network reference name. The objects contains the known ip addresses for the authentication object (network/aaa).
radius_groups list | Default: [] | A list of radius group strings.
state string | Choices: absent present ← | The desired state of the object. `present` will create or update an object `absent` will delete an object if it was present
tacacs_groups list | Default: [] | A list of tacacs group strings.
utm_host string / required |  | The REST Endpoint of the Sophos UTM.
utm_port integer | Default: 4444 | The port of the REST interface.
utm_protocol string | Choices: http https ← | The protocol of the REST Endpoint.
utm_token string / required |  | The token used to identify at the REST-API. See https://www.sophos.com/en-us/medialibrary/PDFs/documentation/UTMonAWS/Sophos-UTM-RESTful-API.pdf?la=en, Chapter 2.4.2.
validate_certs boolean | Choices: no yes ← | Whether the REST interface's ssl certificate should be verified or not.

## Examples

    - name: Create UTM aaa_group
      utm_aaa_group:
        utm_host: sophos.host.name
        utm_token: abcdefghijklmno1234
        name: TestAAAGroupEntry
        backend_match: ldap
        dynamic: directory_groups
        ldap_attributes: memberof
        ldap_attributes_value: "cn=groupname,ou=Groups,dc=mydomain,dc=com"
        network: REF_OBJECT_STRING
        state: present

    - name: Remove UTM aaa_group
      utm_aaa_group:
        utm_host: sophos.host.name
        utm_token: abcdefghijklmno1234
        name: TestAAAGroupEntry
        state: absent

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
result complex | success | The utm object that was created.
| _locked boolean |  | Whether or not the object is currently locked.
| _ref string |  | The reference name of the object.
| _type string |  | The type of the object.
| adirectory_groups string |  | List of Active Directory Groups.
| adirectory_groups_sids list |  | List of Active Directory Groups SIDS.
| backend_match string |  | The backend to use.
| comment string |  | The comment string.
| dynamic string |  | Whether the group match is ipsec_dn or directory_group.
| edirectory_groups string |  | List of eDirectory Groups.
| ipsec_dn string |  | ipsec_dn identifier to match.
| ldap_attribute string |  | The LDAP Attribute to match against.
| ldap_attribute_value string |  | The LDAP Attribute Value to match against.
| members list |  | List of member identifiers of the group.
| name string |  | The name of the object.
| network string |  | The identifier of the network (network/aaa).
| radius_group string |  | The radius group identifier.
| tacacs_group string |  | The tacacs group identifier.

## Status

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

### Authors

- Johannes Brunswicker (@MatrixCrawler)

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