--- # this is a demo of how the user commands work and how to reference salted passwords # in vars sections. You could also use vars_files if you like (see other examples) - hosts: all user: root vars: # created with: # python -c 'import crypt; print crypt.crypt("This is my Password", "$1$SomeSalt$")' password: $1$SomeSalt$UqddPX3r4kH3UL5jq5/ZI. tasks: # Walk through account creation, modification, and deletion - name: test basic user account creation action: user name=tset comment=TsetUser group=users shell=/sbin/nologin createhome=no # the following is just a simple example of how you don't have to include # the 'name' element for each task - action: user name=tset comment=NyetUser - action: user name=tset password={{password}} # The following will add the user to supplementary groups. # Add the user to the groups dialout and uucp. - action: user name=tset groups=dialout,uucp # Add the user to the groups dialout and wheel, # This will remove tset from the group uucp. - action: user name=tset groups=dialout,wheel # Add the user to the group uucp. Because append=yes, the user # will not be removed from the groups dialout and wheel. - action: user name=tset groups=uucp append=yes # Finally, remove the user. - action: user name=tset state=absent