cyberark_user – Module for CyberArk User Management using PAS Web Services SDK

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • CyberArk User Management using PAS Web Services SDK. It currently supports the following actions Get User Details, Add User, Update User, Delete User.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
change_password_on_the_next_logon
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether or not the user must change their password in their next logon. Valid values = true/false.
cyberark_session
- / required
Dictionary set by a CyberArk authentication containing the different values to perform actions on a logged-on CyberArk session, please see cyberark_authentication module for an example of cyberark_session.
disabled
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether or not the user will be disabled. Valid values = true/false.
email
-
The user email address.
expiry_date
-
The date and time when the user account will expire and become disabled.
first_name
-
The user first name.
group_name
-
The name of the group the user will be added to.
initial_password
-
The password that the new user will use to log on the first time. This password must meet the password policy requirements. this parameter is required when state is present -- Add User.
last_name
-
The user last name.
location
-
The Vault Location for the user.
new_password
-
The user updated password. Make sure that this password meets the password policy requirements.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Specifies the state needed for the user present for create user, absent for delete user.
user_type_name
-
Default:
"EPVUser"
The type of user.
username
- / required
The name of the user who will be queried (for details), added, updated or deleted.

Examples

- name: Logon to CyberArk Vault using PAS Web Services SDK
  cyberark_authentication:
    api_base_url: "https://components.cyberark.local"
    use_shared_logon_authentication: true

- name: Create user & immediately add it to a group
  cyberark_user:
    username: "username"
    initial_password: "password"
    user_type_name: "EPVUser"
    change_password_on_the_next_logon: false
    group_name: "GroupOfUsers"
    state: present
    cyberark_session: "{{ cyberark_session }}"

- name: Make sure user is present and reset user credential if present
  cyberark_user:
    username: "Username"
    new_password: "password"
    disabled: false
    state: present
    cyberark_session: "{{ cyberark_session }}"

- name: Logoff from CyberArk Vault
  cyberark_authentication:
    state: absent
    cyberark_session: "{{ cyberark_session }}"

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
changed
boolean
always
Whether there was a change done.

cyberark_user
dictionary
always
Dictionary containing result properties.

Sample:
{'result': {'description': 'user properties when state is present', 'type': 'dict', 'returned': 'success'}}
status_code
integer
success
Result HTTP Status code

Sample:
200


Status

Authors

  • Edward Nunez @ CyberArk BizDev (@enunez-cyberark, @cyberark-bizdev, @erasmix)

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