oracle.oci.oci_identity_group – Manage a Group resource in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Note

This plugin is part of the oracle.oci collection (version 5.3.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. 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 oracle.oci.

To use it in a playbook, specify: oracle.oci.oci_identity_group.

New in version 2.9.0: of oracle.oci

Synopsis

  • This module allows the user to create, update and delete a Group resource in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

  • For state=present, creates a new group in your tenancy.

  • You must specify your tenancy’s OCID as the compartment ID in the request object (remember that the tenancy is simply the root compartment). Notice that IAM resources (users, groups, compartments, and some policies) reside within the tenancy itself, unlike cloud resources such as compute instances, which typically reside within compartments inside the tenancy. For information about OCIDs, see Resource Identifiers.

  • You must also specify a name for the group, which must be unique across all groups in your tenancy and cannot be changed. You can use this name or the OCID when writing policies that apply to the group. For more information about policies, see How Policies Work.

  • You must also specify a description for the group (although it can be an empty string). It does not have to be unique, and you can change it anytime with UpdateGroup.

  • After you send your request, the new object’s lifecycleState will temporarily be CREATING. Before using the object, first make sure its lifecycleState has changed to ACTIVE.

  • After creating the group, you need to put users in it and write policies for it. See AddUserToGroup and CreatePolicy.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_user
string
The OCID of the user, on whose behalf, OCI APIs are invoked. If not set, then the value of the OCI_USER_ID environment variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the user is not specified through a configuration file (See config_file_location). To get the user's OCID, please refer https://docs.us-phoenix-1.oraclecloud.com/Content/API/Concepts/apisigningkey.htm.
api_user_fingerprint
string
Fingerprint for the key pair being used. If not set, then the value of the OCI_USER_FINGERPRINT environment variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the key fingerprint is not specified through a configuration file (See config_file_location). To get the key pair's fingerprint value please refer https://docs.us-phoenix-1.oraclecloud.com/Content/API/Concepts/apisigningkey.htm.
api_user_key_file
string
Full path and filename of the private key (in PEM format). If not set, then the value of the OCI_USER_KEY_FILE variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the private key is not specified through a configuration file (See config_file_location). If the key is encrypted with a pass-phrase, the api_user_key_pass_phrase option must also be provided.
api_user_key_pass_phrase
string
Passphrase used by the key referenced in api_user_key_file, if it is encrypted. If not set, then the value of the OCI_USER_KEY_PASS_PHRASE variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the key passphrase is not specified through a configuration file (See config_file_location).
auth_purpose
string
    Choices:
  • service_principal
The auth purpose which can be used in conjunction with 'auth_type=instance_principal'. The default auth_purpose for instance_principal is None.
auth_type
string
    Choices:
  • api_key ←
  • instance_principal
  • instance_obo_user
  • resource_principal
  • security_token
The type of authentication to use for making API requests. By default auth_type="api_key" based authentication is performed and the API key (see api_user_key_file) in your config file will be used. If this 'auth_type' module option is not specified, the value of the OCI_ANSIBLE_AUTH_TYPE, if any, is used. Use auth_type="instance_principal" to use instance principal based authentication when running ansible playbooks within an OCI compute instance.
cert_bundle
string
The full path to a CA certificate bundle to be used for SSL verification. This will override the default CA certificate bundle. If not set, then the value of the OCI_ANSIBLE_CERT_BUNDLE variable, if any, is used.
compartment_id
string
The OCID of the tenancy containing the group.
Required for create using state=present.
Required for update when environment variable OCI_USE_NAME_AS_IDENTIFIER is set.
Required for delete when environment variable OCI_USE_NAME_AS_IDENTIFIER is set.
config_file_location
string
Path to configuration file. If not set then the value of the OCI_CONFIG_FILE environment variable, if any, is used. Otherwise, defaults to ~/.oci/config.
config_profile_name
string
The profile to load from the config file referenced by config_file_location. If not set, then the value of the OCI_CONFIG_PROFILE environment variable, if any, is used. Otherwise, defaults to the "DEFAULT" profile in config_file_location.
defined_tags
dictionary
Defined tags for this resource. Each key is predefined and scoped to a namespace. For more information, see Resource Tags. Example: `{"Operations": {"CostCenter": "42"}}`
This parameter is updatable.
description
string
The description you assign to the group during creation. Does not have to be unique, and it's changeable.
(For tenancies that support identity domains) You can have an empty description.
Required for create using state=present.
This parameter is updatable.
force_create
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Whether to attempt non-idempotent creation of a resource. By default, create resource is an idempotent operation, and doesn't create the resource if it already exists. Setting this option to true, forcefully creates a copy of the resource, even if it already exists.This option is mutually exclusive with key_by.
freeform_tags
dictionary
Free-form tags for this resource. Each tag is a simple key-value pair with no predefined name, type, or namespace. For more information, see Resource Tags. Example: `{"Department": "Finance"}`
This parameter is updatable.
group_id
string
The OCID of the group.
Required for update using state=present when environment variable OCI_USE_NAME_AS_IDENTIFIER is not set.
Required for delete using state=absent when environment variable OCI_USE_NAME_AS_IDENTIFIER is not set.

aliases: id
key_by
list / elements=string
The list of attributes of this resource which should be used to uniquely identify an instance of the resource. By default, all the attributes of a resource are used to uniquely identify a resource.
name
string
The name you assign to the group during creation. The name must be unique across all groups in the tenancy and cannot be changed.
Required for create using state=present.
Required for update, delete when environment variable OCI_USE_NAME_AS_IDENTIFIER is set.
realm_specific_endpoint_template_enabled
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Enable/Disable realm specific endpoint template for service client. By Default, realm specific endpoint template is disabled. If not set, then the value of the OCI_REALM_SPECIFIC_SERVICE_ENDPOINT_TEMPLATE_ENABLED variable, if any, is used.
region
string
The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure region to use for all OCI API requests. If not set, then the value of the OCI_REGION variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the region is not specified through a configuration file (See config_file_location). Please refer to https://docs.us-phoenix-1.oraclecloud.com/Content/General/Concepts/regions.htm for more information on OCI regions.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
The state of the Group.
Use state=present to create or update a Group.
Use state=absent to delete a Group.
tenancy
string
OCID of your tenancy. If not set, then the value of the OCI_TENANCY variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the tenancy OCID is not specified through a configuration file (See config_file_location). To get the tenancy OCID, please refer https://docs.us-phoenix-1.oraclecloud.com/Content/API/Concepts/apisigningkey.htm
wait
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Whether to wait for create or delete operation to complete.
wait_timeout
integer
Time, in seconds, to wait when wait=yes. Defaults to 1200 for most of the services but some services might have a longer wait timeout.

Examples

- name: Create group
  oci_identity_group:
    # required
    compartment_id: "ocid1.compartment.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx"
    name: name_example
    description: description_example

    # optional
    freeform_tags: {'Department': 'Finance'}
    defined_tags: {'Operations': {'CostCenter': 'US'}}

- name: Update group
  oci_identity_group:
    # required
    group_id: "ocid1.group.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx"

    # optional
    description: description_example
    freeform_tags: {'Department': 'Finance'}
    defined_tags: {'Operations': {'CostCenter': 'US'}}

- name: Update group using name (when environment variable OCI_USE_NAME_AS_IDENTIFIER is set)
  oci_identity_group:
    # required
    compartment_id: "ocid1.compartment.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx"
    name: name_example

    # optional
    description: description_example
    freeform_tags: {'Department': 'Finance'}
    defined_tags: {'Operations': {'CostCenter': 'US'}}

- name: Delete group
  oci_identity_group:
    # required
    group_id: "ocid1.group.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx"
    state: absent

- name: Delete group using name (when environment variable OCI_USE_NAME_AS_IDENTIFIER is set)
  oci_identity_group:
    # required
    compartment_id: "ocid1.compartment.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx"
    name: name_example
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
group
complex
on success
Details of the Group resource acted upon by the current operation

Sample:
{'compartment_id': 'ocid1.compartment.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx', 'defined_tags': {'Operations': {'CostCenter': 'US'}}, 'description': 'description_example', 'freeform_tags': {'Department': 'Finance'}, 'id': 'ocid1.resource.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx', 'inactive_status': 56, 'lifecycle_state': 'CREATING', 'name': 'name_example', 'time_created': '2013-10-20T19:20:30+01:00'}
 
compartment_id
string
on success
The OCID of the tenancy containing the group.

Sample:
ocid1.compartment.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx
 
defined_tags
dictionary
on success
Defined tags for this resource. Each key is predefined and scoped to a namespace. For more information, see Resource Tags. Example: `{"Operations": {"CostCenter": "42"}}`

Sample:
{'Operations': {'CostCenter': 'US'}}
 
description
string
on success
The description you assign to the group. Does not have to be unique, and it's changeable.
(For tenancies that support identity domains) You can have an empty description.

Sample:
description_example
 
freeform_tags
dictionary
on success
Free-form tags for this resource. Each tag is a simple key-value pair with no predefined name, type, or namespace. For more information, see Resource Tags. Example: `{"Department": "Finance"}`

Sample:
{'Department': 'Finance'}
 
id
string
on success
The OCID of the group.

Sample:
ocid1.resource.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx
 
inactive_status
integer
on success
The detailed status of INACTIVE lifecycleState.

Sample:
56
 
lifecycle_state
string
on success
The group's current state. After creating a group, make sure its `lifecycleState` changes from CREATING to ACTIVE before using it.

Sample:
CREATING
 
name
string
on success
The name you assign to the group during creation. The name must be unique across all groups in the tenancy and cannot be changed.

Sample:
name_example
 
time_created
string
on success
Date and time the group was created, in the format defined by RFC3339.
Example: `2016-08-25T21:10:29.600Z`

Sample:
2013-10-20T19:20:30+01:00


Authors

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