--- # this is a demo of how the user commands work and how to reference salted passwords # in vars sections. You could also use vars_files if you like (see other examples) - hosts: all user: root vars: # created with: # crypt.crypt('This is my Password', '$1$SomeSalt') password: $1$SomeSalt$UqddPX3r4kH3UL5jq5/ZI. tasks: # Walk through account creation, modification, and deletion - name: test basic user account creation action: user name=tset comment=TsetUser gid=100 shell=/sbin/nologin createhome=no - name: test user account modification action: user name=tset comment=NyetUser - name: test user account password change action: user name=tset password=$password - name: test user account modification action: user name=tset state=absent