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.
cyberark_session
dictionary / 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.
email
string
The user email address.
expiry_date
string
The date and time when the user account will expire and become disabled.
first_name
string
The user first name.
group_name
string
The name of the group the user will be added to.
initial_password
string
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
string
The user last name.
location
string
The Vault Location for the user.
new_password
string
The user updated password. Make sure that this password meets the password policy requirements.
state
string
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
Specifies the state needed for the user present for create user, absent for delete user.
user_type_name
string
The type of user.
The parameter defaults to EPVUser.
username
string / 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: yes

- 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: no
    group_name: GroupOfUser
    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: no
    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 (@enunez-cyberark) CyberArk BizDev
  • Cyberark Bizdev (@cyberark-bizdev)
  • erasmix (@erasmix)

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