windows become - info about blank passwords (#34331)

* windows become - info about blank passwords

* Edited for clarity
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Jordan Borean 7 years ago committed by GitHub
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@ -420,6 +420,35 @@ Because local service accounts do not have passwords, the
``ansible_become_password`` parameter is not required and is ignored if ``ansible_become_password`` parameter is not required and is ignored if
specified. specified.
Accounts without a Password
---------------------------
.. Warning:: As a general security best practice, you should avoid allowing accounts without passwords.
Ansible can be used to become an account that does not have a password (like the
``Guest`` account). To become an account without a password, set up the
variables like normal but either do not define ``ansible_become_pass`` or set
``ansible_become_pass: ''``.
Before become can work on an account like this, the local policy
`Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj852174.aspx>`_
must be disabled. This can either be done through a Group Policy Object (GPO)
or with this Ansible task:
.. code-block:: yaml
- name: allow blank password on become
win_regedit:
path: HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
name: LimitBlankPasswordUse
data: 0
type: dword
state: present
.. Note:: This is only for accounts that do not have a password. You still need
to set the account's password under ``ansible_become_pass`` if the
become_user has a password.
Limitations Limitations
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