panos_admpwd - change admin password of PAN-OS device using SSH with SSH key
New in version 2.3.
Synopsis
- Change the admin password of PAN-OS via SSH using a SSH key for authentication.
- Useful for AWS instances where the first login should be done via SSH.
Requirements (on host that executes module)
- paramiko
Options
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ip_address | yes | IP address (or hostname) of PAN-OS device | ||
| key_filename | yes | filename of the SSH Key to use for authentication | ||
| newpassword | yes | password to configure for admin on the PAN-OS device | ||
| username | no | admin | username for initial authentication |
Examples
# Tries for 10 times to set the admin password of 192.168.1.1 to "badpassword"
# via SSH, authenticating using key /tmp/ssh.key
- name: set admin password
panos_admpwd:
ip_address: "192.168.1.1"
username: "admin"
key_filename: "/tmp/ssh.key"
newpassword: "badpassword"
register: result
until: not result|failed
retries: 10
delay: 30
Return Values
Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| name | description | returned | type | sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | success status | success | string | Last login: Fri Sep 16 11:09:20 2016 from 10.35.34.56.....Configuration committed successfully |
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
For help in developing on modules, should you be so inclined, please read Community Information & Contributing, Testing Ansible and Developing Modules.
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.4/panos_admpwd_module.html