fortios_system_admin – Configure admin users in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS by allowing the user to set and modify system feature and admin category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.2

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • fortiosapi>=0.9.8

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
host
- / required
FortiOS or FortiGate ip address.
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol
password
-
Default:
""
FortiOS or FortiGate password.
system_admin
-
Default:
null
Configure admin users.
accprofile
-
Access profile for this administrator. Access profiles control administrator access to FortiGate features. Source system.accprofile.name.
accprofile-override
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to use the name of an access profile provided by the remote authentication server to control the FortiGate features that this administrator can access.
allow-remove-admin-session
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable allow admin session to be removed by privileged admin users.
comments
-
Comment.
email-to
-
This administrator's email address.
force-password-change
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable force password change on next login.
fortitoken
-
This administrator's FortiToken serial number.
guest-auth
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable guest authentication.
guest-lang
-
Guest management portal language. Source system.custom-language.name.
guest-usergroups
-
Select guest user groups.
name
- / required
Select guest user groups.
gui-dashboard
-
GUI dashboards.
columns
-
Number of columns.
id
- / required
Dashboard ID.
layout-type
-
    Choices:
  • responsive
  • fixed
Layout type.
name
-
Dashboard name.
scope
-
    Choices:
  • global
  • vdom
Dashboard scope.
widget
-
Dashboard widgets.
fabric-device
-
Fabric device to monitor.
filters
-
FortiView filters.
id
- / required
FortiView Filter ID.
key
-
Filter key.
value
-
Filter value.
height
-
Height.
id
- / required
Widget ID.
industry
-
    Choices:
  • default
  • custom
Security Audit Rating industry.
interface
-
Interface to monitor. Source system.interface.name.
region
-
    Choices:
  • default
  • custom
Security Audit Rating region.
report-by
-
    Choices:
  • source
  • destination
  • country
  • intfpair
  • srcintf
  • dstintf
  • policy
  • wificlient
  • shaper
  • endpoint-vulnerability
  • endpoint-device
  • application
  • cloud-app
  • cloud-user
  • web-domain
  • web-category
  • web-search-phrase
  • threat
  • system
  • unauth
  • admin
  • vpn
Field to aggregate the data by.
sort-by
-
Field to sort the data by.
timeframe
-
    Choices:
  • realtime
  • 5min
  • hour
  • day
  • week
Timeframe period of reported data.
title
-
Widget title.
type
-
    Choices:
  • sysinfo
  • licinfo
  • vminfo
  • forticloud
  • cpu-usage
  • memory-usage
  • disk-usage
  • log-rate
  • sessions
  • session-rate
  • tr-history
  • analytics
  • usb-modem
  • admins
  • security-fabric
  • security-fabric-ranking
  • ha-status
  • vulnerability-summary
  • host-scan-summary
  • fortiview
  • botnet-activity
  • fortimail
Widget type.
visualization
-
    Choices:
  • table
  • bubble
  • country
  • chord
Visualization to use.
width
-
Width.
x-pos
-
X position.
y-pos
-
Y position.
gui-global-menu-favorites
-
Favorite GUI menu IDs for the global VDOM.
id
- / required
Select menu ID.
gui-vdom-menu-favorites
-
Favorite GUI menu IDs for VDOMs.
id
- / required
Select menu ID.
hidden
-
Admin user hidden attribute.
history0
-
history0
history1
-
history1
ip6-trusthost1
-
Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
ip6-trusthost10
-
Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
ip6-trusthost2
-
Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
ip6-trusthost3
-
Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
ip6-trusthost4
-
Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
ip6-trusthost5
-
Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
ip6-trusthost6
-
Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
ip6-trusthost7
-
Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
ip6-trusthost8
-
Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
ip6-trusthost9
-
Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
login-time
-
Record user login time.
last-failed-login
-
Last failed login time.
last-login
-
Last successful login time.
usr-name
- / required
User name.
name
- / required
User name.
password
-
Admin user password.
password-expire
-
Password expire time.
peer-auth
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Set to enable peer certificate authentication (for HTTPS admin access).
peer-group
-
Name of peer group defined under config user group which has PKI members. Used for peer certificate authentication (for HTTPS admin access).
radius-vdom-override
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to use the names of VDOMs provided by the remote authentication server to control the VDOMs that this administrator can access.
remote-auth
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable authentication using a remote RADIUS, LDAP, or TACACS+ server.
remote-group
-
User group name used for remote auth.
schedule
-
Firewall schedule used to restrict when the administrator can log in. No schedule means no restrictions.
sms-custom-server
-
Custom SMS server to send SMS messages to. Source system.sms-server.name.
sms-phone
-
Phone number on which the administrator receives SMS messages.
sms-server
-
    Choices:
  • fortiguard
  • custom
Send SMS messages using the FortiGuard SMS server or a custom server.
ssh-certificate
-
Select the certificate to be used by the FortiGate for authentication with an SSH client. Source certificate.local.name.
ssh-public-key1
-
Public key of an SSH client. The client is authenticated without being asked for credentials. Create the public-private key pair in the SSH client application.
ssh-public-key2
-
Public key of an SSH client. The client is authenticated without being asked for credentials. Create the public-private key pair in the SSH client application.
ssh-public-key3
-
Public key of an SSH client. The client is authenticated without being asked for credentials. Create the public-private key pair in the SSH client application.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Indicates whether to create or remove the object
trusthost1
-
Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
trusthost10
-
Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
trusthost2
-
Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
trusthost3
-
Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
trusthost4
-
Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
trusthost5
-
Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
trusthost6
-
Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
trusthost7
-
Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
trusthost8
-
Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
trusthost9
-
Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
two-factor
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • fortitoken
  • email
  • sms
Enable/disable two-factor authentication.
vdom
-
Virtual domain(s) that the administrator can access.
name
- / required
Virtual domain name. Source system.vdom.name.
wildcard
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable wildcard RADIUS authentication.
username
- / required
FortiOS or FortiGate username.
vdom
-
Default:
"root"
Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.

Notes

Note

  • Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet
  • Run as a local_action in your playbook

Examples

- hosts: localhost
  vars:
   host: "192.168.122.40"
   username: "admin"
   password: ""
   vdom: "root"
  tasks:
  - name: Configure admin users.
    fortios_system_admin:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      system_admin:
        state: "present"
        accprofile: "<your_own_value> (source system.accprofile.name)"
        accprofile-override: "enable"
        allow-remove-admin-session: "enable"
        comments: "<your_own_value>"
        email-to: "<your_own_value>"
        force-password-change: "enable"
        fortitoken: "<your_own_value>"
        guest-auth: "disable"
        guest-lang: "<your_own_value> (source system.custom-language.name)"
        guest-usergroups:
         -
            name: "default_name_13"
        gui-dashboard:
         -
            columns: "15"
            id:  "16"
            layout-type: "responsive"
            name: "default_name_18"
            scope: "global"
            widget:
             -
                fabric-device: "<your_own_value>"
                filters:
                 -
                    id:  "23"
                    key: "<your_own_value>"
                    value: "<your_own_value>"
                height: "26"
                id:  "27"
                industry: "default"
                interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
                region: "default"
                report-by: "source"
                sort-by: "<your_own_value>"
                timeframe: "realtime"
                title: "<your_own_value>"
                type: "sysinfo"
                visualization: "table"
                width: "37"
                x-pos: "38"
                y-pos: "39"
        gui-global-menu-favorites:
         -
            id:  "41"
        gui-vdom-menu-favorites:
         -
            id:  "43"
        hidden: "44"
        history0: "<your_own_value>"
        history1: "<your_own_value>"
        ip6-trusthost1: "<your_own_value>"
        ip6-trusthost10: "<your_own_value>"
        ip6-trusthost2: "<your_own_value>"
        ip6-trusthost3: "<your_own_value>"
        ip6-trusthost4: "<your_own_value>"
        ip6-trusthost5: "<your_own_value>"
        ip6-trusthost6: "<your_own_value>"
        ip6-trusthost7: "<your_own_value>"
        ip6-trusthost8: "<your_own_value>"
        ip6-trusthost9: "<your_own_value>"
        login-time:
         -
            last-failed-login: "<your_own_value>"
            last-login: "<your_own_value>"
            usr-name: "<your_own_value>"
        name: "default_name_61"
        password: "<your_own_value>"
        password-expire: "<your_own_value>"
        peer-auth: "enable"
        peer-group: "<your_own_value>"
        radius-vdom-override: "enable"
        remote-auth: "enable"
        remote-group: "<your_own_value>"
        schedule: "<your_own_value>"
        sms-custom-server: "<your_own_value> (source system.sms-server.name)"
        sms-phone: "<your_own_value>"
        sms-server: "fortiguard"
        ssh-certificate: "<your_own_value> (source certificate.local.name)"
        ssh-public-key1: "<your_own_value>"
        ssh-public-key2: "<your_own_value>"
        ssh-public-key3: "<your_own_value>"
        trusthost1: "<your_own_value>"
        trusthost10: "<your_own_value>"
        trusthost2: "<your_own_value>"
        trusthost3: "<your_own_value>"
        trusthost4: "<your_own_value>"
        trusthost5: "<your_own_value>"
        trusthost6: "<your_own_value>"
        trusthost7: "<your_own_value>"
        trusthost8: "<your_own_value>"
        trusthost9: "<your_own_value>"
        two-factor: "disable"
        vdom:
         -
            name: "default_name_89 (source system.vdom.name)"
        wildcard: "enable"

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
build
string
always
Build number of the fortigate image

Sample:
1547
http_method
string
always
Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate

Sample:
PUT
http_status
string
always
Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied

Sample:
200
mkey
string
success
Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate

Sample:
id
name
string
always
Name of the table used to fulfill the request

Sample:
urlfilter
path
string
always
Path of the table used to fulfill the request

Sample:
webfilter
revision
string
always
Internal revision number

Sample:
17.0.2.10658
serial
string
always
Serial number of the unit

Sample:
FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
status
string
always
Indication of the operation's result

Sample:
success
vdom
string
always
Virtual domain used

Sample:
root
version
string
always
Version of the FortiGate

Sample:
v5.6.3


Status

Authors

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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