# fortios_system_admin – Configure admin users in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.8.

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify system feature and admin category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5

## Requirements

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

- fortiosapi>=0.9.8

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
host string |  | FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.

https
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.

password string | Default: "" | FortiOS or FortiGate password.

ssl_verify
boolean
added in 2.9

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.

state
string
added in 2.9

Choices:
- present
- absent

Indicates whether to create or remove the object. This attribute was present already in previous version in a deeper level. It has been moved out to this outer level.

system_admin dictionary | Default: null | Configure admin users.
| accprofile string |  | Access profile for this administrator. Access profiles control administrator access to FortiGate features. Source system.accprofile.name.

accprofile_override
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable to use the name of an access profile provided by the remote authentication server to control the FortiGate features that this administrator can access.

allow_remove_admin_session
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable allow admin session to be removed by privileged admin users.

| comments string |  | Comment.
| email_to string |  | This administrator's email address.

force_password_change
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable force password change on next login.

| fortitoken string |  | This administrator's FortiToken serial number.

guest_auth
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable/disable guest authentication.

| guest_lang string |  | Guest management portal language. Source system.custom-language.name.
| guest_usergroups list |  | Select guest user groups.
|  | name string / required |  | Select guest user groups.
| gui_dashboard list |  | GUI dashboards.
|  | columns integer |  | Number of columns.
|  | id integer / required |  | Dashboard ID.

layout_type
string

Choices:
- responsive
- fixed

Layout type.

|  | name string |  | Dashboard name.

scope
string

Choices:
- global
- vdom

Dashboard scope.

|  | widget list |  | Dashboard widgets.
|  |  | fabric_device string |  | Fabric device to monitor.
|  |  | fortiview_filters list |  | FortiView filters.
|  |  |  | id integer / required |  | FortiView Filter ID.
|  |  |  | key string |  | Filter key.
|  |  |  | value string |  | Filter value.
|  |  | fortiview_sort_by string |  | FortiView sort by.
|  |  | fortiview_timeframe string |  | FortiView timeframe.
|  |  | fortiview_type string |  | FortiView type.
|  |  | fortiview_visualization string |  | FortiView visualization.
|  |  | height integer |  | Height.
|  |  | id integer / required |  | Widget ID.

industry
string

Choices:
- default
- custom

Security Audit Rating industry.

|  |  | interface string |  | Interface to monitor. Source system.interface.name.

region
string

Choices:
- default
- custom

Security Audit Rating region.

|  |  | title string |  | Widget title.

type
string

Choices:
- sysinfo
- licinfo
- vminfo
- forticloud
- cpu-usage
- memory-usage
- disk-usage
- log-rate
- sessions
- session-rate
- tr-history
- analytics
- usb-modem
- admins
- security-fabric
- security-fabric-ranking
- ha-status
- vulnerability-summary
- host-scan-summary
- fortiview
- botnet-activity
- fortimail

Widget type.

|  |  | width integer |  | Width.
|  |  | x_pos integer |  | X position.
|  |  | y_pos integer |  | Y position.
| gui_global_menu_favorites list |  | Favorite GUI menu IDs for the global VDOM.
|  | id string / required |  | Select menu ID.
| gui_vdom_menu_favorites list |  | Favorite GUI menu IDs for VDOMs.
|  | id string / required |  | Select menu ID.
| hidden integer |  | Admin user hidden attribute.
| history0 string |  | history0
| history1 string |  | history1
| ip6_trusthost1 string |  | Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
| ip6_trusthost10 string |  | Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
| ip6_trusthost2 string |  | Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
| ip6_trusthost3 string |  | Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
| ip6_trusthost4 string |  | Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
| ip6_trusthost5 string |  | Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
| ip6_trusthost6 string |  | Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
| ip6_trusthost7 string |  | Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
| ip6_trusthost8 string |  | Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
| ip6_trusthost9 string |  | Any IPv6 address from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv6 address.
| login_time list |  | Record user login time.
|  | last_failed_login string |  | Last failed login time.
|  | last_login string |  | Last successful login time.
|  | usr_name string |  | User name.
| name string / required |  | User name.
| password string |  | Admin user password.
| password_expire string |  | Password expire time.

peer_auth
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Set to enable peer certificate authentication (for HTTPS admin access).

| peer_group string |  | Name of peer group defined under config user group which has PKI members. Used for peer certificate authentication (for HTTPS admin access).

radius_vdom_override
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable to use the names of VDOMs provided by the remote authentication server to control the VDOMs that this administrator can access.

remote_auth
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable authentication using a remote RADIUS, LDAP, or TACACS+ server.

| remote_group string |  | User group name used for remote auth.
| schedule string |  | Firewall schedule used to restrict when the administrator can log in. No schedule means no restrictions.
| sms_custom_server string |  | Custom SMS server to send SMS messages to. Source system.sms-server.name.
| sms_phone string |  | Phone number on which the administrator receives SMS messages.

sms_server
string

Choices:
- fortiguard
- custom

Send SMS messages using the FortiGuard SMS server or a custom server.

| ssh_certificate string |  | Select the certificate to be used by the FortiGate for authentication with an SSH client. Source certificate.local.name.
| ssh_public_key1 string |  | Public key of an SSH client. The client is authenticated without being asked for credentials. Create the public-private key pair in the SSH client application.
| ssh_public_key2 string |  | Public key of an SSH client. The client is authenticated without being asked for credentials. Create the public-private key pair in the SSH client application.
| ssh_public_key3 string |  | Public key of an SSH client. The client is authenticated without being asked for credentials. Create the public-private key pair in the SSH client application.

state
string

Choices:
- present
- absent

Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.9 we recommend using the top-level 'state' parameter.

Indicates whether to create or remove the object.

| trusthost1 string |  | Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
| trusthost10 string |  | Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
| trusthost2 string |  | Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
| trusthost3 string |  | Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
| trusthost4 string |  | Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
| trusthost5 string |  | Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
| trusthost6 string |  | Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
| trusthost7 string |  | Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
| trusthost8 string |  | Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.
| trusthost9 string |  | Any IPv4 address or subnet address and netmask from which the administrator can connect to the FortiGate unit. Default allows access from any IPv4 address.

two_factor
string

Choices:
- disable
- fortitoken
- email
- sms

Enable/disable two-factor authentication.

| vdom list |  | Virtual domain(s) that the administrator can access.
|  | name string / required |  | Virtual domain name. Source system.vdom.name.

wildcard
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable wildcard RADIUS authentication.

username string |  | FortiOS or FortiGate username.
vdom string | Default: "root" | Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.

## Notes

Note

- Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet
- Run as a local_action in your playbook

## Examples

    - hosts: localhost
      vars:
       host: "192.168.122.40"
       username: "admin"
       password: ""
       vdom: "root"
       ssl_verify: "False"
      tasks:
      - name: Configure admin users.
        fortios_system_admin:
          host:  "{{ host }}"
          username: "{{ username }}"
          password: "{{ password }}"
          vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
          https: "False"
          state: "present"
          system_admin:
            accprofile: "<your_own_value> (source system.accprofile.name)"
            accprofile_override: "enable"
            allow_remove_admin_session: "enable"
            comments: "<your_own_value>"
            email_to: "<your_own_value>"
            force_password_change: "enable"
            fortitoken: "<your_own_value>"
            guest_auth: "disable"
            guest_lang: "<your_own_value> (source system.custom-language.name)"
            guest_usergroups:
             -
                name: "default_name_13"
            gui_dashboard:
             -
                columns: "15"
                id:  "16"
                layout_type: "responsive"
                name: "default_name_18"
                scope: "global"
                widget:
                 -
                    fabric_device: "<your_own_value>"
                    fortiview_filters:
                     -
                        id:  "23"
                        key: "<your_own_value>"
                        value: "<your_own_value>"
                    fortiview_sort_by: "<your_own_value>"
                    fortiview_timeframe: "<your_own_value>"
                    fortiview_type: "<your_own_value>"
                    fortiview_visualization: "<your_own_value>"
                    height: "30"
                    id:  "31"
                    industry: "default"
                    interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
                    region: "default"
                    title: "<your_own_value>"
                    type: "sysinfo"
                    width: "37"
                    x_pos: "38"
                    y_pos: "39"
            gui_global_menu_favorites:
             -
                id:  "41"
            gui_vdom_menu_favorites:
             -
                id:  "43"
            hidden: "44"
            history0: "<your_own_value>"
            history1: "<your_own_value>"
            ip6_trusthost1: "<your_own_value>"
            ip6_trusthost10: "<your_own_value>"
            ip6_trusthost2: "<your_own_value>"
            ip6_trusthost3: "<your_own_value>"
            ip6_trusthost4: "<your_own_value>"
            ip6_trusthost5: "<your_own_value>"
            ip6_trusthost6: "<your_own_value>"
            ip6_trusthost7: "<your_own_value>"
            ip6_trusthost8: "<your_own_value>"
            ip6_trusthost9: "<your_own_value>"
            login_time:
             -
                last_failed_login: "<your_own_value>"
                last_login: "<your_own_value>"
                usr_name: "<your_own_value>"
            name: "default_name_61"
            password: "<your_own_value>"
            password_expire: "<your_own_value>"
            peer_auth: "enable"
            peer_group: "<your_own_value>"
            radius_vdom_override: "enable"
            remote_auth: "enable"
            remote_group: "<your_own_value>"
            schedule: "<your_own_value>"
            sms_custom_server: "<your_own_value> (source system.sms-server.name)"
            sms_phone: "<your_own_value>"
            sms_server: "fortiguard"
            ssh_certificate: "<your_own_value> (source certificate.local.name)"
            ssh_public_key1: "<your_own_value>"
            ssh_public_key2: "<your_own_value>"
            ssh_public_key3: "<your_own_value>"
            trusthost1: "<your_own_value>"
            trusthost10: "<your_own_value>"
            trusthost2: "<your_own_value>"
            trusthost3: "<your_own_value>"
            trusthost4: "<your_own_value>"
            trusthost5: "<your_own_value>"
            trusthost6: "<your_own_value>"
            trusthost7: "<your_own_value>"
            trusthost8: "<your_own_value>"
            trusthost9: "<your_own_value>"
            two_factor: "disable"
            vdom:
             -
                name: "default_name_89 (source system.vdom.name)"
            wildcard: "enable"

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
build string | always | Build number of the fortigate image Sample: 1547
http_method string | always | Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate Sample: PUT
http_status string | always | Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied Sample: 200
mkey string | success | Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate Sample: id
name string | always | Name of the table used to fulfill the request Sample: urlfilter
path string | always | Path of the table used to fulfill the request Sample: webfilter
revision string | always | Internal revision number Sample: 17.0.2.10658
serial string | always | Serial number of the unit Sample: FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
status string | always | Indication of the operation's result Sample: success
vdom string | always | Virtual domain used Sample: root
version string | always | Version of the FortiGate Sample: v5.6.3

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
- Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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