diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/T6988-fix-user.yml b/changelogs/fragments/T6988-fix-user.yml
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+---
+breaking_changes:
+ - removal of role/level as it was removed in 1.3
+
+major_changes:
+ - add support for public-key authentication
+ - add support for encrypted password specification
+
+minor_changes:
+ - fix sending of `full-name` to use quotes
+ - fix parsing of `full-name` to ignore quotes
+ - fix integration tests for smoke
+
+known_issues:
+ - ssh login tests are brittle
diff --git a/docs/vyos.vyos.vyos_user_module.rst b/docs/vyos.vyos.vyos_user_module.rst
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.. _vyos.vyos.vyos_user_module:
*******************
vyos.vyos.vyos_user
*******************
**Manage the collection of local users on VyOS device**
Version added: 1.0.0
.. contents::
:local:
:depth: 1
Synopsis
--------
- This module provides declarative management of the local usernames configured on network devices. It allows playbooks to manage either individual usernames or the collection of usernames in the current running config. It also supports purging usernames from the configuration that are not explicitly defined.
Parameters
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- | Parameter |
+ Parameter |
Choices/Defaults |
Comments |
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+ |
aggregate
list
/ elements=dictionary
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The set of username objects to be configured on the remote VyOS device. The list entries can either be the username or a hash of username and properties. This argument is mutually exclusive with the name argument.
aliases: users, collection
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-
+ |
configured_password
string
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The password to be configured on the VyOS device. The password needs to be provided in clear and it will be encrypted on the device.
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-
+ |
+
+ encrypted_password
+
+
+ string
+
+ |
+
+ |
+
+ The encrypted password of the user account on the remote device. Note that unlike the configured_password argument, this argument ignores the update_password and updates if the value is different from the one in the device running config.
+ |
+
+
+ |
+
full_name
string
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The full_name argument provides the full name of the user account to be created on the remote device. This argument accepts any text string value.
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+
+
+ name
+
+
+ string
+ / required
+
+ |
+
+ |
+
+ The username to be configured on the VyOS device. This argument accepts a string value and is mutually exclusive with the aggregate argument.
+ |
+
+
+ |
+
+
+ public_keys
+
+
+ list
+ / elements=dictionary
+
+ |
+
+ |
+
+ Public keys for authentiction over SSH.
+ |
+
+
+ |
+ |
- level
+ key
string
+ / required
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- The level argument configures the level of the user when logged into the system. This argument accepts string values admin or operator.
- aliases: role
+ Public key string (base64 encoded)
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+ |
name
string
/ required
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- The username to be configured on the VyOS device. This argument accepts a string value and is mutually exclusive with the aggregate argument.
+ Name of the key (usually in the form of user@hostname)
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+ |
+
+ type
+
+
+ string
+ / required
+
+ |
+
+ Choices:
+ - ssh-dss
+ - ssh-rsa
+ - ecdsa-sha2-nistp256
+ - ecdsa-sha2-nistp384
+ - ssh-ed25519
+ - ecdsa-sha2-nistp521
+
+ |
+
+ Type of the key
+ |
+
+
+
+ |
+
state
string
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Configures the state of the username definition as it relates to the device operational configuration. When set to present, the username(s) should be configured in the device active configuration and when set to absent the username(s) should not be in the device active configuration
|
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-
+ |
update_password
string
|
Choices:
- on_create
- always
|
Since passwords are encrypted in the device running config, this argument will instruct the module when to change the password. When set to always, the password will always be updated in the device and when set to on_create the password will be updated only if the username is created.
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- |
+ |
configured_password
string
|
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The password to be configured on the VyOS device. The password needs to be provided in clear and it will be encrypted on the device.
|
- |
+ |
+
+ encrypted_password
+
+
+ string
+
+ |
+
+ |
+
+ The encrypted password of the user account on the remote device. Note that unlike the configured_password argument, this argument ignores the update_password and updates if the value is different from the one in the device running config.
+ |
+
+
+ |
full_name
string
|
|
The full_name argument provides the full name of the user account to be created on the remote device. This argument accepts any text string value.
|
+ |
+
+ name
+
+
+ string
+
+ |
+
+ |
+
+ The username to be configured on the VyOS device. This argument accepts a string value and is mutually exclusive with the aggregate argument.
+ |
+
+
+ |
+
+ public_keys
+
+
+ list
+ / elements=dictionary
+
+ |
+
+ |
+
+ Public keys for authentiction over SSH.
+ |
+
+
+ |
- level
+ key
string
+ / required
|
|
- The level argument configures the level of the user when logged into the system. This argument accepts string values admin or operator.
- aliases: role
+ Public key string (base64 encoded)
|
+ |
name
string
+ / required
|
|
- The username to be configured on the VyOS device. This argument accepts a string value and is mutually exclusive with the aggregate argument.
+ Name of the key (usually in the form of user@hostname)
|
+ |
+
+ type
+
+
+ string
+ / required
+
+ |
+
+ Choices:
+ - ssh-dss
+ - ssh-rsa
+ - ecdsa-sha2-nistp256
+ - ecdsa-sha2-nistp384
+ - ssh-ed25519
+ - ecdsa-sha2-nistp521
+
+ |
+
+ Type of the key
+ |
+
+
+
+ |
purge
boolean
|
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Instructs the module to consider the resource definition absolute. It will remove any previously configured usernames on the device with the exception of the `admin` user (the current defined set of users).
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- |
+ |
state
string
|
Choices:
present ←
- absent
|
Configures the state of the username definition as it relates to the device operational configuration. When set to present, the username(s) should be configured in the device active configuration and when set to absent the username(s) should not be in the device active configuration
|
- |
+ |
update_password
string
|
Choices:
- on_create
always ←
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Since passwords are encrypted in the device running config, this argument will instruct the module when to change the password. When set to always, the password will always be updated in the device and when set to on_create the password will be updated only if the username is created.
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