rax_identity – Load Rackspace Cloud Identity

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Status

Synopsis

Verifies Rackspace Cloud credentials and returns identity information

Requirements

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

python >= 2.6
pyrax

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
api_key -		Rackspace API key, overrides credentials. aliases: password
auth_endpoint -	Default: "https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/"	The URI of the authentication service.
credentials -		File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided. aliases: creds_file
env -		Environment as configured in ~/.pyrax.cfg, see https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#pyrax-configuration.
identity_type -	Default: "rackspace"	Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
region -	Default: "DFW"	Region to create an instance in.
state -	Choices: present ← absent	Indicate desired state of the resource
tenant_id -		The tenant ID used for authentication.
tenant_name -		The tenant name used for authentication.
username -		Rackspace username, overrides credentials.
validate_certs boolean	Choices: no yes	Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints. aliases: verify_ssl

Notes

Note

The following environment variables can be used, RAX_USERNAME, RAX_API_KEY, RAX_CREDS_FILE, RAX_CREDENTIALS, RAX_REGION.
RAX_CREDENTIALS and RAX_CREDS_FILE points to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating
RAX_USERNAME and RAX_API_KEY obviate the use of a credentials file
RAX_REGION defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)

Examples

- name: Load Rackspace Cloud Identity
  gather_facts: False
  hosts: local
  connection: local
  tasks:
    - name: Load Identity
      local_action:
        module: rax_identity
        credentials: ~/.raxpub
        region: DFW
      register: rackspace_identity

Status

This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

Christopher H. Laco (@claco)
Matt Martz (@sivel)

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/rax_identity_module.html