New in version 2.3.
parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
dns_domain_name |
no | when state is domain_controller , the DNS name of the domain for which the targeted Windows host should be a DC | ||
domain_admin_password |
yes | password for the specified domain_admin_user | ||
domain_admin_user |
yes | username of a domain admin for the target domain (necessary to promote or demote a domain controller) | ||
local_admin_password |
no | password to be assigned to the local Administrator user (required when state is member_server ) | ||
safe_mode_password |
no | safe mode password for the domain controller (required when state is domain_controller ) | ||
state |
no |
|
whether the target host should be a domain controller or a member server |
# ensure a server is a domain controller - hosts: winclient gather_facts: no tasks: - win_domain_controller: dns_domain_name: ansible.vagrant domain_admin_user: testguy@ansible.vagrant domain_admin_password: password123! safe_mode_password: password123! state: domain_controller log_path: c:\ansible_win_domain_controller.txt # ensure a server is not a domain controller # note that without an action wrapper, in the case where a DC is demoted, # the task will fail with a 401 Unauthorized, because the domain credential # becomes invalid to fetch the final output over WinRM. This requires win_async # with credential switching (or other clever credential-switching # mechanism to get the output and trigger the required reboot) - hosts: winclient gather_facts: no tasks: - win_domain_controller: domain_admin_user: testguy@ansible.vagrant domain_admin_password: password123! local_admin_password: password123! state: member_server log_path: c:\ansible_win_domain_controller.txt
Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:
name | description | returned | type | sample |
---|---|---|---|---|
reboot_required | True if changes were made that require a reboot. | always | boolean | True |
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