community.general.keycloak_user module – Create and configure a user in Keycloak

Note

This module is part of the community.general collection (version 6.6.9).

It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.keycloak_user.

New in community.general 7.1.0

Synopsis

• This module creates, removes, or updates Keycloak users.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
access dictionary	list user access.
attributes list / elements=dictionary	List of user attributes.
name string	Name of the attribute.
state string	Control whether the attribute must exists or not. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
values list / elements=string	Values for the attribute as list.
auth_client_id string	OpenID Connect client_id to authenticate to the API with. Default: "admin-cli"
auth_client_secret string	Client Secret to use in conjunction with auth_client_id (if required).
auth_keycloak_url aliases: url string / required	URL to the Keycloak instance.
auth_password aliases: password string	Password to authenticate for API access with.
auth_realm string	Keycloak realm name to authenticate to for API access.
auth_username string	Username to authenticate for API access with.
client_consents aliases: clientConsents list / elements=dictionary	Client Authenticator Type. Default: []
client_id aliases: clientId string / required	Client ID of the client role. Not the technical ID of the client.
roles list / elements=string / required	List of client roles to assign to the user.
connection_timeout integer added in community.general 4.5.0	Controls the HTTP connections timeout period (in seconds) to Keycloak API. Default: 10
credentials list / elements=dictionary	User credentials. Default: []
temporary boolean	If true, the users are required to reset their credentials at next login. Choices: false ← (default) true
type string / required	Credential type.
value string / required	Value of the credential.
disableable_credential_types aliases: disableableCredentialTypes list / elements=string	list user Credential Type. Default: []
email string	User email.
email_verified aliases: emailVerified boolean	Check the validity of user email. Choices: false ← (default) true
enabled boolean	Enabled user. Choices: false true
federated_identities aliases: federatedIdentities list / elements=string	List of IDPs of user. Default: []
federation_link aliases: federationLink string	Federation Link.
first_name aliases: firstName string	The user’s first name.
force boolean	If true, allows to remove user and recreate it. Choices: false ← (default) true
groups list / elements=dictionary	List of groups for the user. Default: []
name string	Name of the group.
state string	Control whether the user must be member of this group or not. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
http_agent string added in community.general 5.4.0	Configures the HTTP User-Agent header. Default: "Ansible"
id string	ID of the user on the Keycloak server if known.
last_name aliases: lastName string	The user’s last name.
origin string	user origin.
realm string	The name of the realm in which is the client. Default: "master"
required_actions aliases: requiredActions list / elements=string	RequiredActions user Auth. Default: []
self string	user self administration.
service_account_client_id aliases: serviceAccountClientId string	Description of the client Application.
state string	Control whether the user should exists or not. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
token string added in community.general 3.0.0	Authentication token for Keycloak API.
username string / required	Username for the user.
validate_certs boolean	Verify TLS certificates (do not disable this in production). Choices: false true ← (default)

Attributes

Attribute	Support	Description
check_mode	Support: full	Can run in check_mode and return changed status prediction without modifying target.
diff_mode	Support: full	Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in check_mode), when in diff mode.

Notes

Note

• The module does not modify the user ID of an existing user.

Examples

- name: Create a user user1
  community.general.keycloak_user:
    auth_keycloak_url: http://localhost:8080/auth
    auth_username: admin
    auth_password: password
    realm: master
    username: user1
    firstName: user1
    lastName: user1
    email: user1
    enabled: true
    emailVerified: false
    credentials:
        - type: password
          value: password
          temporary: false
    attributes:
        - name: attr1
          values:
            - value1
          state: present
        - name: attr2
          values:
            - value2
          state: absent
    groups:
        - name: group1
          state: present
    state: present

- name: Re-create a User
  community.general.keycloak_user:
    auth_keycloak_url: http://localhost:8080/auth
    auth_username: admin
    auth_password: password
    realm: master
    username: user1
    firstName: user1
    lastName: user1
    email: user1
    enabled: true
    emailVerified: false
    credentials:
        - type: password
          value: password
          temporary: false
    attributes:
        - name: attr1
          values:
            - value1
          state: present
        - name: attr2
          values:
            - value2
          state: absent
    groups:
        - name: group1
          state: present
    state: present

- name: Re-create a User
  community.general.keycloak_user:
    auth_keycloak_url: http://localhost:8080/auth
    auth_username: admin
    auth_password: password
    realm: master
    username: user1
    firstName: user1
    lastName: user1
    email: user1
    enabled: true
    emailVerified: false
    credentials:
        - type: password
          value: password
          temporary: false
    attributes:
        - name: attr1
          values:
            - value1
          state: present
        - name: attr2
          values:
            - value2
          state: absent
    groups:
        - name: group1
          state: present
    state: present
    force: true

- name: Remove User
  community.general.keycloak_user:
    auth_keycloak_url: http://localhost:8080/auth
    auth_username: admin
    auth_password: password
    realm: master
    username: user1
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Description
changed boolean	Return true if the operation changed the user on the keycloak server, false otherwise. Returned: always
end_state dictionary	Representation of the user after module execution Returned: on success
existing dictionary	Representation of the existing user. Returned: on success
msg string	Message as to what action was taken. Returned: always Sample: "User f18c709c-03d6-11ee-970b-c74bf2721112 created"
proposed dictionary	Representation of the proposed user. Returned: on success

Authors

• Philippe Gauthier (@elfelip)

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