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

@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
DOCUMENTATION = r'''
---
module: win_service
version_added: "1.7"
version_added: '1.7'
short_description: Manage and query Windows services
description:
- Manage and query Windows services.
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ options:
- This works by C(dependency_action) to either add/remove or set the
services in this list.
type: list
version_added: "2.3"
version_added: '2.3'
dependency_action:
description:
- Used in conjunction with C(dependency) to either add the dependencies to
@ -33,24 +33,27 @@ options:
- Remove the dependencies to the existing dependencies.
- Set the dependencies to only the values in the list replacing the
existing dependencies.
type: str
choices: [ add, remove, set ]
default: set
version_added: "2.3"
version_added: '2.3'
desktop_interact:
description:
- 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
default: 'no'
version_added: "2.3"
default: no
version_added: '2.3'
description:
description:
- The description to set for the service.
version_added: "2.3"
type: str
version_added: '2.3'
display_name:
description:
- The display name to set for the service.
version_added: "2.3"
type: str
version_added: '2.3'
force_dependent_services:
description:
- If C(yes), stopping or restarting a service with dependent services will
@ -58,40 +61,44 @@ options:
- If C(no), stopping or restarting a service with dependent services may
fail.
type: bool
default: 'no'
version_added: "2.3"
default: no
version_added: '2.3'
name:
description:
- Name of the service.
- If only the name parameter is specified, the module will report
on whether the service exists or not without making any changes.
required: yes
type: str
path:
description:
- The path to the executable to set for the service.
version_added: "2.3"
version_added: '2.3'
password:
description:
- The password to set the service to start as.
- 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.
version_added: "2.3"
version_added: '2.3'
start_mode:
description:
- Set the startup type for the service.
- A newly created service will default to C(auto).
- C(delayed) added in Ansible 2.3
choices: [ auto, delayed, disabled, manual ]
state:
description:
- C(started)/C(stopped)/C(absent)/C(pause) are idempotent actions that will not run
- The desired state of the service.
- C(started)/C(stopped)/C(absent)/C(paused) are idempotent actions that will not run
commands unless necessary.
- C(restarted) will always bounce the service.
- C(absent) added in Ansible 2.3
- C(pause) was added in Ansible 2.4
- C(absent) was added in Ansible 2.3
- C(paused) was added in Ansible 2.4
- Only services that support the paused state can be paused, you can
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 ]
username:
description:
@ -99,7 +106,8 @@ options:
- This and the C(password) argument must be supplied together when using
a local or domain 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:
- For non-Windows targets, use the M(service) module instead.
author:
@ -123,7 +131,12 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
name: Netlogon
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
# - state: stopped
# - start_mode: auto
@ -168,7 +181,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
name: service name
state: restarted
username: LocalSystem
password: ""
password: ''
- name: Set the log on user to Local System and allow it to interact with the desktop
win_service:
@ -183,30 +196,32 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
name: service name
state: restarted
username: NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService
password: ""
password: ''
- name: Set the log on user to Local Service
win_service:
name: service name
state: restarted
username: NT AUTHORITY\LocalService
password: ""
password: ''
- name: Set dependencies to ones only in the list
win_service:
name: service name
dependencies: ['service1', 'service2']
dependencies: [ service1, service2 ]
- name: Add dependencies to existing dependencies
win_service:
name: service name
dependencies: ['service1', 'service2']
dependencies: [ service1, service2 ]
dependency_action: add
- name: Remove dependencies from existing dependencies
win_service:
name: service name
dependencies: ['service1', 'service2']
dependencies:
- service1
- service2
dependency_action: remove
'''

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