win_domain - Ensures the existence of a Windows domain

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

  • Ensure that the domain named by dns_domain_name exists and is reachable.
  • If the domain is not reachable, the domain is created in a new forest on the target Windows Server 2012R2+ host.
  • This module may require subsequent use of the win_reboot action if changes are made.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
database_path
(added in 2.5)
The path to a directory on a fixed disk of the Windows host where the domain database will be created.
If not set then the default path is %SYSTEMROOT%\NTDS.
dns_domain_name
required
The DNS name of the domain which should exist and be reachable or reside on the target Windows host.
domain_netbios_name
(added in 2.6)
The netbios name of the domain.
If not set, then the default netbios name will be the first section of dns_domain_name, up to, but not including the first period.
safe_mode_password
required
Safe mode password for the domain controller.
sysvol_path
(added in 2.5)
The path to a directory on a fixed disk of the Windows host where the Sysvol file will be created.
If not set then the default path is %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSVOL.

Examples

- name: Ensure the named domain is reachable from the target host; if not, create the domain in a new forest residing on the target host
  win_domain:
    dns_domain_name: ansible.vagrant
    safe_mode_password: password123!

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
reboot_required
boolean
 always
True if changes were made that require a reboot.

Sample:
True


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as core which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Core Team. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Core Team, see here.

Support

For more information about Red Hat’s support of this module, please refer to this Knowledge Base article

Author

  • Matt Davis (@nitzmahone)

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/win_domain_module.html