dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_aaa – Manage AAA and its parameters

Note

This plugin is part of the dellemc.enterprise_sonic collection (version 1.1.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install dellemc.enterprise_sonic.

To use it in a playbook, specify: dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_aaa.

New in version 1.1.0: of dellemc.enterprise_sonic

Synopsis

  • This module is used for configuration management of aaa parameters on devices running Enterprise SONiC.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
config
dictionary
Specifies the aaa related configurations
authentication
dictionary
Specifies the configurations required for aaa authentication
data
dictionary
Specifies the data required for aaa authentication
fail_through
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Specifies the state of failthrough
group
string
    Choices:
  • ldap
  • radius
  • tacacs+
Specifies the method of aaa authentication
local
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Enable or Disable local authentication
state
string
    Choices:
  • merged
  • deleted
Specifies the operation to be performed on the aaa parameters configured on the device.
In case of merged, the input configuration will be merged with the existing aaa configuration on the device.
In case of deleted the existing aaa configuration will be removed from the device.

Notes

Note

  • Tested against Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Dell Technologies.
  • Supports check_mode.

Examples

# Using deleted
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# do show aaa
# AAA Authentication Information
# ---------------------------------------------------------
# failthrough  : True
# login-method : local

- name: Delete aaa configurations
  dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_aaa:
    config:
      authentication:
        data:
          local: True
    state: deleted

# After state:
# ------------
#
# do show aaa
# AAA Authentication Information
# ---------------------------------------------------------
# failthrough  : True
# login-method :


# Using deleted
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# do show aaa
# AAA Authentication Information
# ---------------------------------------------------------
# failthrough  : True
# login-method : local

- name: Delete aaa configurations
  dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_aaa:
    config:
    state: deleted

# After state:
# ------------
#
# do show aaa
# AAA Authentication Information
# ---------------------------------------------------------
# failthrough  :
# login-method :


# Using merged
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# do show aaa
# AAA Authentication Information
# ---------------------------------------------------------
# failthrough  : False
# login-method :

- name: Merge aaa configurations
  dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_aaa:
    config:
      authentication:
        data:
          local: true
          fail_through: true
    state: merged

# After state:
# ------------
#
# do show aaa
# AAA Authentication Information
# ---------------------------------------------------------
# failthrough  : True
# login-method : local

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
after
list / elements=string
when changed
The resulting configuration model invocation.

Sample:
The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.
before
list / elements=string
always
The configuration prior to the model invocation.

Sample:
The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.
commands
list / elements=string
always
The set of commands pushed to the remote device.

Sample:
['command 1', 'command 2', 'command 3']


Authors

  • Abirami N (@abirami-n)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/dellemc/enterprise_sonic/sonic_aaa_module.html