#!/usr/bin/env python # Copyright 2016, Rackspace US, Inc. # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. """Get user facts.""" import pwd from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule DOCUMENTATION = """ --- module: get_users short_description: - A module for gathering facts about Linux users. description: - This module gathers facts about the Linux users and groups that exist on the system. author: major@mhtx.net """ EXAMPLES = ''' - get_users: min_uid: 1000 max_uid: 2000 ''' RETURN = ''' users: description: users matching arguments provided returned: success type: list ''' def main(): """Ansible calls this function.""" module = AnsibleModule( argument_spec=dict( min_uid=dict(default=0, type='int'), max_uid=dict(default=65535, type='int'), ), supports_check_mode=True, ) users = [] # Loop through the users that exist on the system. for user_record in pwd.getpwall(): # Ensure that the user matches the parameters provided. if (user_record.pw_uid >= module.params['min_uid'] and user_record.pw_uid <= module.params['max_uid']): # Assemble a dictionary of the user information and append it to # our list. user_dict = { 'name': user_record.pw_name, 'uid': user_record.pw_uid, 'gid': user_record.pw_gid, 'gecos': user_record.pw_gecos, 'dir': user_record.pw_dir, 'shell': user_record.pw_shell } users.append(user_dict) # Return the user data to the Ansible task. module.exit_json( changed=False, users=users ) if __name__ == '__main__': main()