Re: [ansible-project] playbook to create multiple users?

[Brian Coca]

This should work (was missing quote):

  - name: create user(s)

    user: name=${item} shell=/bin/bash  

    with_file: "./user-list.txt"

    

    

adding same with_file here and item for file name should do the rest:

  - name: setup authorized key(s)

    action: authorized_key user=xmxb077 key='$FILE(/home/xmxb077/Code/Ansible/user_add/Users/${item}.pub)'

    with_file: "./user-list.txt"

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[Michael DeHaan]

I would totally simplify this rather than doing this as  you say.

Define your list of users in something like a "users.yml" file

In the play:

vars_files:

   - vars/users.yml

That defines a variable users, which is a list of strings.  Later this might be a hash of attributes about the user.

In the task:

with_items:  ${users}

Or in 1.2 syntax, simpler!

with_items: users

The idea of loading them from a text file is fine, but loading them from a YAML file so they are data is better.

You may also move on to wanting to keep those definitions in a group_vars/<groupname> file, so different hosts can get different lists of users, or even source that users list from external software later.

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[Michael Bogucki]

Hello Michael, Hello everyone,

First off thank you for the various suggestions. I ended up following Mr. DeHaan's suggestions. After a few tries, it finally "clicked" and I can see what the flow was like amongst the various files.
None-the-less, here's a posting of what I've done to help any new-comers (like me ^_^ )
As usual any suggestions are highly appreciated.

I'll probably setup a git-repository and post it there for future reference.


*** vars/users.yml  ***

project_root: /home/ubuntu/Code/Ansible/user_add
key_files: /home/ubuntu/Code/Ansible/user_add/Keys

users:
    - xmxb070
    - xlxr073
    - xtxb007
    - xmxk074
    - xaxu077

group_name:
    - users

*** user_add.yml ***

---

- hosts: localhost
  user: ubuntu
  vars_files:
    - vars/users.yml

  tasks:

      - name: create user keypair(s)
        command: /usr/bin/ssh-keygen -b 1024 -f ${item} -t rsa -N "" chdir=${key_files} creates=${key_files}/${item}
        with_items: ${users}


- hosts: test
  vars_files:
    - vars/users.yml
  sudo: yes

  tasks:

      - name: create user(s)
        user: name=${item} shell=/bin/bash group=${group_name}
        with_items: ${users}
   
      - name: Pushing authorized key(s) to remote server(s)
        action: authorized_key user=${item} key="$FILE(${key_files}/${item}.pub)"
        with_items: ${users}



Thanks again.

--Mike