Docs: Clean up 'win_service' module docs (#46407)

* Docs: Clean up 'win_service' module docs

This is part of a series of module doc cleanups.

* Fix typo pause vs paused

* Use both YAML list syntaxes
pull/46464/head
Dag Wieers 6 years ago committed by Jordan Borean
parent 069ba81386
commit 3f2f53681d

@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
DOCUMENTATION = r''' DOCUMENTATION = r'''
--- ---
module: win_service module: win_service
version_added: "1.7" version_added: '1.7'
short_description: Manage and query Windows services short_description: Manage and query Windows services
description: description:
- Manage and query Windows services. - Manage and query Windows services.
- For non-Windows targets, use the M(service) module instead. - For non-Windows targets, use the M(service) module instead.
options: options:
dependencies: dependencies:
description: description:
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ options:
- This works by C(dependency_action) to either add/remove or set the - This works by C(dependency_action) to either add/remove or set the
services in this list. services in this list.
type: list type: list
version_added: "2.3" version_added: '2.3'
dependency_action: dependency_action:
description: description:
- Used in conjunction with C(dependency) to either add the dependencies to - Used in conjunction with C(dependency) to either add the dependencies to
@ -33,24 +33,27 @@ options:
- Remove the dependencies to the existing dependencies. - Remove the dependencies to the existing dependencies.
- Set the dependencies to only the values in the list replacing the - Set the dependencies to only the values in the list replacing the
existing dependencies. existing dependencies.
type: str
choices: [ add, remove, set ] choices: [ add, remove, set ]
default: set default: set
version_added: "2.3" version_added: '2.3'
desktop_interact: desktop_interact:
description: description:
- Whether to allow the service user to interact with the desktop. - Whether to allow the service user to interact with the desktop.
- This should only be set to C(yes) when using the LocalSystem username. - This should only be set to C(yes) when using the C(LocalSystem) username.
type: bool type: bool
default: 'no' default: no
version_added: "2.3" version_added: '2.3'
description: description:
description: description:
- The description to set for the service. - The description to set for the service.
version_added: "2.3" type: str
version_added: '2.3'
display_name: display_name:
description: description:
- The display name to set for the service. - The display name to set for the service.
version_added: "2.3" type: str
version_added: '2.3'
force_dependent_services: force_dependent_services:
description: description:
- If C(yes), stopping or restarting a service with dependent services will - If C(yes), stopping or restarting a service with dependent services will
@ -58,50 +61,55 @@ options:
- If C(no), stopping or restarting a service with dependent services may - If C(no), stopping or restarting a service with dependent services may
fail. fail.
type: bool type: bool
default: 'no' default: no
version_added: "2.3" version_added: '2.3'
name: name:
description: description:
- Name of the service. - Name of the service.
- If only the name parameter is specified, the module will report - If only the name parameter is specified, the module will report
on whether the service exists or not without making any changes. on whether the service exists or not without making any changes.
required: yes required: yes
type: str
path: path:
description: description:
- The path to the executable to set for the service. - The path to the executable to set for the service.
version_added: "2.3" version_added: '2.3'
password: password:
description: description:
- The password to set the service to start as. - The password to set the service to start as.
- This and the C(username) argument must be supplied together. - This and the C(username) argument must be supplied together.
- If specifying LocalSystem, NetworkService or LocalService this field - If specifying C(LocalSystem), C(NetworkService) or C(LocalService) this field
must be an empty string and not null. must be an empty string and not null.
version_added: "2.3" version_added: '2.3'
start_mode: start_mode:
description: description:
- Set the startup type for the service. - Set the startup type for the service.
- C(delayed) added in Ansible 2.3 - A newly created service will default to C(auto).
- C(delayed) added in Ansible 2.3
choices: [ auto, delayed, disabled, manual ] choices: [ auto, delayed, disabled, manual ]
state: state:
description: description:
- C(started)/C(stopped)/C(absent)/C(pause) are idempotent actions that will not run - The desired state of the service.
commands unless necessary. - C(started)/C(stopped)/C(absent)/C(paused) are idempotent actions that will not run
- C(restarted) will always bounce the service. commands unless necessary.
- C(absent) added in Ansible 2.3 - C(restarted) will always bounce the service.
- C(pause) was added in Ansible 2.4 - C(absent) was added in Ansible 2.3
- Only services that support the paused state can be paused, you can - C(paused) was added in Ansible 2.4
check the return value C(can_pause_and_continue). - Only services that support the paused state can be paused, you can
- You can only pause a service that is already started. check the return value C(can_pause_and_continue).
- You can only pause a service that is already started.
- A newly created service will default to C(stopped).
choices: [ absent, paused, started, stopped, restarted ] choices: [ absent, paused, started, stopped, restarted ]
username: username:
description: description:
- The username to set the service to start as. - The username to set the service to start as.
- This and the C(password) argument must be supplied together when using - This and the C(password) argument must be supplied together when using
a local or domain account. a local or domain account.
- Set to C(LocalSystem) to use the SYSTEM account. - Set to C(LocalSystem) to use the SYSTEM account.
version_added: "2.3" - A newly created service will default to C(LocalSystem).
version_added: '2.3'
notes: notes:
- For non-Windows targets, use the M(service) module instead. - For non-Windows targets, use the M(service) module instead.
author: author:
- Chris Hoffman (@chrishoffman) - Chris Hoffman (@chrishoffman)
''' '''
@ -123,7 +131,12 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
name: Netlogon name: Netlogon
state: paused state: paused
# a new service will also default to the following values: - name: Ensure that WinRM is started when the system has settled
win_service:
name: WinRM
start_mode: delayed
# A new service will also default to the following values:
# - username: LocalSystem # - username: LocalSystem
# - state: stopped # - state: stopped
# - start_mode: auto # - start_mode: auto
@ -168,7 +181,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
name: service name name: service name
state: restarted state: restarted
username: LocalSystem username: LocalSystem
password: "" password: ''
- name: Set the log on user to Local System and allow it to interact with the desktop - name: Set the log on user to Local System and allow it to interact with the desktop
win_service: win_service:
@ -183,30 +196,32 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
name: service name name: service name
state: restarted state: restarted
username: NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService username: NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService
password: "" password: ''
- name: Set the log on user to Local Service - name: Set the log on user to Local Service
win_service: win_service:
name: service name name: service name
state: restarted state: restarted
username: NT AUTHORITY\LocalService username: NT AUTHORITY\LocalService
password: "" password: ''
- name: Set dependencies to ones only in the list - name: Set dependencies to ones only in the list
win_service: win_service:
name: service name name: service name
dependencies: ['service1', 'service2'] dependencies: [ service1, service2 ]
- name: Add dependencies to existing dependencies - name: Add dependencies to existing dependencies
win_service: win_service:
name: service name name: service name
dependencies: ['service1', 'service2'] dependencies: [ service1, service2 ]
dependency_action: add dependency_action: add
- name: Remove dependencies from existing dependencies - name: Remove dependencies from existing dependencies
win_service: win_service:
name: service name name: service name
dependencies: ['service1', 'service2'] dependencies:
- service1
- service2
dependency_action: remove dependency_action: remove
''' '''

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