eos_user - Manage the collection of local users on EOS devices¶

Synopsis¶

• This module provides declarative management of the local usernames configured on Arista EOS devices. It allows playbooks to manage either individual usernames or the collection of usernames in the current running config. It also supports purging usernames from the configuration that are not explicitly defined.

Parameters¶

Notes¶

Examples¶

- name: create a new user
  eos_user:
    name: ansible
    sshkey: "{{ lookup('file', '~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub') }}"
    state: present

- name: remove all users except admin
  eos_user:
    purge: yes

- name: set multiple users to privilege level 15
  eos_user:
    aggregate:
      - name: netop
      - name: netend
    privilege: 15
    state: present

- name: Change Password for User netop
  eos_user:
    username: netop
    configured_password: "{{ new_password }}"
    update_password: always
    state: present

Return Values¶

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

Status¶

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.