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# ipa_hbacrule – Manage FreeIPA HBAC rule

- Synopsis
- Parameters
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- Add, modify or delete an IPA HBAC rule using IPA API.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
cn - / required |  | Canonical name. Can not be changed as it is the unique identifier. aliases: name
description - |  | Description
host - |  | List of host names to assign. If an empty list is passed all hosts will be removed from the rule. If option is omitted hosts will not be checked or changed.
hostcategory - | Choices: all | Host category
hostgroup - |  | List of hostgroup names to assign. If an empty list is passed all hostgroups will be removed. from the rule If option is omitted hostgroups will not be checked or changed.
ipa_host string | Default: "ipa.example.com" | IP or hostname of IPA server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `IPA_HOST` will be used instead. If both the environment variable `IPA_HOST` and the value are not specified in the task, then DNS will be used to try to discover the FreeIPA server. The relevant entry needed in FreeIPA is the 'ipa-ca' entry. If neither the DNS entry, nor the environment `IPA_HOST`, nor the value are available in the task, then the default value will be used. Environment variable fallback mechanism is added in Ansible 2.5.
ipa_pass string / required |  | Password of administrative user. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `IPA_PASS` will be used instead. Note that if the 'urllib_gssapi' library is available, it is possible to use GSSAPI to authenticate to FreeIPA. If the environment variable `KRB5CCNAME` is available, the module will use this kerberos credentials cache to authenticate to the FreeIPA server. If the environment variable `KRB5_CLIENT_KTNAME` is available, and `KRB5CCNAME` is not; the module will use this kerberos keytab to authenticate. If GSSAPI is not available, the usage of 'ipa_pass' is required. Environment variable fallback mechanism is added in Ansible 2.5.
ipa_port integer | Default: 443 | Port of FreeIPA / IPA server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `IPA_PORT` will be used instead. If both the environment variable `IPA_PORT` and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set. Environment variable fallback mechanism is added in Ansible 2.5.
ipa_prot string | Choices: http https ← | Protocol used by IPA server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `IPA_PROT` will be used instead. If both the environment variable `IPA_PROT` and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set. Environment variable fallback mechanism is added in Ansible 2.5.
ipa_timeout integer added in 2.7 | Default: 10 | Specifies idle timeout (in seconds) for the connection. For bulk operations, you may want to increase this in order to avoid timeout from IPA server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `IPA_TIMEOUT` will be used instead. If both the environment variable `IPA_TIMEOUT` and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.
ipa_user string | Default: "admin" | Administrative account used on IPA server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `IPA_USER` will be used instead. If both the environment variable `IPA_USER` and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set. Environment variable fallback mechanism is added in Ansible 2.5.
service - |  | List of service names to assign. If an empty list is passed all services will be removed from the rule. If option is omitted services will not be checked or changed.
servicecategory - | Choices: all | Service category
servicegroup - |  | List of service group names to assign. If an empty list is passed all assigned service groups will be removed from the rule. If option is omitted service groups will not be checked or changed.
sourcehost - |  | List of source host names to assign. If an empty list if passed all assigned source hosts will be removed from the rule. If option is omitted source hosts will not be checked or changed.
sourcehostcategory - | Choices: all | Source host category
sourcehostgroup - |  | List of source host group names to assign. If an empty list if passed all assigned source host groups will be removed from the rule. If option is omitted source host groups will not be checked or changed.
state - | Choices: present ← absent enabled disabled | State to ensure
user - |  | List of user names to assign. If an empty list if passed all assigned users will be removed from the rule. If option is omitted users will not be checked or changed.
usercategory - | Choices: all | User category
usergroup - |  | List of user group names to assign. If an empty list if passed all assigned user groups will be removed from the rule. If option is omitted user groups will not be checked or changed.
validate_certs boolean | Choices: no yes ← | This only applies if `ipa_prot` is https. If set to `no`, the SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only set to `no` used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

## Examples

    # Ensure rule to allow all users to access any host from any host
    - ipa_hbacrule:
        name: allow_all
        description: Allow all users to access any host from any host
        hostcategory: all
        servicecategory: all
        usercategory: all
        state: present
        ipa_host: ipa.example.com
        ipa_user: admin
        ipa_pass: topsecret

    # Ensure rule with certain limitations
    - ipa_hbacrule:
        name: allow_all_developers_access_to_db
        description: Allow all developers to access any database from any host
        hostgroup:
        - db-server
        usergroup:
        - developers
        state: present
        ipa_host: ipa.example.com
        ipa_user: admin
        ipa_pass: topsecret

    # Ensure rule is absent
    - ipa_hbacrule:
        name: rule_to_be_deleted
        state: absent
        ipa_host: ipa.example.com
        ipa_user: admin
        ipa_pass: topsecret

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
hbacrule dictionary | always | HBAC rule as returned by IPA API.

## Status

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

### Authors

- Thomas Krahn (@Nosmoht)

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