vultr_ssh_key – Manages ssh keys on Vultr

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status

Synopsis

Create, update and remove ssh keys.

Aliases: vr_ssh_key

Requirements

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

python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
api_account string	Default: "default"	Name of the ini section in the `vultr.ini` file. The ENV variable `VULTR_API_ACCOUNT` is used as default, when defined.
api_endpoint string		URL to API endpint (without trailing slash). The ENV variable `VULTR_API_ENDPOINT` is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is https://api.vultr.com if not specified.
api_key string		API key of the Vultr API. The ENV variable `VULTR_API_KEY` is used as default, when defined.
api_retries integer		Amount of retries in case of the Vultr API retuns an HTTP 503 code. The ENV variable `VULTR_API_RETRIES` is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is 5 retries if not specified.
api_retry_max_delay integer added in 2.9		Retry backoff delay in seconds is exponential up to this max. value, in seconds. The ENV variable `VULTR_API_RETRY_MAX_DELAY` is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is 12 seconds.
api_timeout integer		HTTP timeout to Vultr API. The ENV variable `VULTR_API_TIMEOUT` is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is 60 seconds if not specified.
name string / required		Name of the ssh key.
ssh_key string		SSH public key. Required if `state=present`.
state string	Choices: present ← absent	State of the ssh key.
validate_certs boolean	Choices: no yes ←	Validate SSL certs of the Vultr API.

Notes

Note

Also see the API documentation on https://www.vultr.com/api/.

Examples

- name: ensure an SSH key is present
  vultr_ssh_key:
    name: my ssh key
    ssh_key: "{{ lookup('file', '~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub') }}"

- name: ensure an SSH key is absent
  vultr_ssh_key:
    name: my ssh key
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key		Returned	Description
vultr_api complex		success	Response from Vultr API with a few additions/modification
	api_account string	success	Account used in the ini file to select the key Sample: default
	api_endpoint string	success	Endpoint used for the API requests Sample: https://api.vultr.com
	api_retries integer	success	Amount of max retries for the API requests Sample: 5
	api_retry_max_delay integer added in 2.9	success	Exponential backoff delay in seconds between retries up to this max delay value. Sample: 12
	api_timeout integer	success	Timeout used for the API requests Sample: 60
vultr_ssh_key complex		success	Response from Vultr API
	date_created string	success	Date the ssh key was created Sample: 2017-08-26 12:47:48
	id string	success	ID of the ssh key Sample: 5904bc6ed9234
	name string	success	Name of the ssh key Sample: my ssh key
	ssh_key string	success	SSH public key Sample: ssh-rsa AA... [email protected]

Status

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

Authors

René Moser (@resmo)

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