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Chapter 17. Managing IdM servers by using Ansible

Manage Identity Management (IdM) servers in your topology using the server module in the ansible-freeipa package, including checking server presence, hiding replicas, and assigning DNS locations.

17.1. Checking that an IdM server is present by using Ansible
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Verify that an Identity Management (IdM) server exists in your topology using Ansible to validate infrastructure state before running dependent automation.

Note

The ipaserver Ansible module does not install the IdM server.

Prerequisites

  • On the control node:

    • You are using Ansible version 2.15 or later.
    • You have installed the ansible-freeipa package.
    • The example assumes that in the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory, you have created an Ansible inventory file with the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the IdM server.
    • The example assumes that the secret.yml Ansible vault stores your ipaadmin_password and that you have access to a file that stores the password protecting the secret.yml file.
  • The target node, that is the node on which the freeipa.ansible_freeipa module is executed, is part of the IdM domain as an IdM client, server or replica.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to your ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory: 

    $ cd ~/MyPlaybooks/

  2. Copy the server-present.yml Ansible playbook file located in the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server/ directory: 

    $ cp /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server/server-present.yml server-present-copy.yml
  3. Open the server-present-copy.yml file for editing.

  4. In the freeipa.ansible_freeipa.ipaserver task section, set the name variable to the FQDN of the server. The FQDN of the example server is server123.idm.example.com. 

    ---
- name: Server present example
  hosts: ipaserver
  vars_files:
  - /home/user_name/MyPlaybooks/secret.yml
  tasks:
  - name: Ensure server server123.idm.example.com is present
    freeipa.ansible_freeipa.ipaserver:
      ipaadmin_password: "{{ ipaadmin_password }}"
      name: server123.idm.example.com

  5. Save the file.

    For details about variables and example playbooks in the FreeIPA Ansible collection, see the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/README-server.md file and the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server directory on the control node.

  6. Run the Ansible playbook and specify the playbook file and the inventory file: 

    $ ansible-playbook --vault-password-file=password_file -v -i inventory server-present-copy.yml

Remove an Identity Management (IdM) server and the host on which it is running from the topology using Ansible to decommission infrastructure while maintaining a consistent domain configuration.

In contrast to the ansible-freeipa ipaserver role, the ipaserver module used in this playbook does not uninstall IdM services from the server.

Prerequisites

  • On the control node:

    • You are using Ansible version 2.15 or later.
    • You have installed the ansible-freeipa package.
    • The example assumes that in the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory, you have created an Ansible inventory file with the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the IdM server.
    • The example assumes that the secret.yml Ansible vault stores your ipaadmin_password and that you have access to a file that stores the password protecting the secret.yml file.
  • The target node, that is the node on which the freeipa.ansible_freeipa module is executed, is part of the IdM domain as an IdM client, server or replica.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to your ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory: 

    $ cd ~/MyPlaybooks/

  2. Copy the server-absent.yml Ansible playbook file located in the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server/ directory: 

    $ cp /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server/server-absent.yml server-absent-copy.yml
  3. Open the server-absent-copy.yml file for editing.

  4. Adapt the file by setting the following variables in the freeipa.ansible_freeipa.ipaserver task section and save the file:

    • Set the ipaadmin_password variable to the password of the IdM admin.
    • Set the name variable to the FQDN of the server. The FQDN of the example server is server123.idm.example.com.

    • Ensure that the state variable is set to absent. 

      ---
- name: Server absent example
  hosts: ipaserver
  vars_files:
  - /home/user_name/MyPlaybooks/secret.yml
  tasks:
  - name: Ensure server server123.idm.example.com is absent
    freeipa.ansible_freeipa.ipaserver:
      ipaadmin_password: "{{ ipaadmin_password }}"
      name: server123.idm.example.com
      state: absent

    For details about variables and example playbooks in the FreeIPA Ansible collection, see the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/README-server.md file and the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server directory on the control node.

  5. Run the Ansible playbook and specify the playbook file and the inventory file: 

    $ ansible-playbook --vault-password-file=password_file -v -i inventory server-absent-copy.yml
  6. Make sure all name server (NS) DNS records pointing to server123.idm.example.com are deleted from your DNS zones. This applies regardless of whether you use integrated DNS managed by IdM or external DNS.

Force remove an Identity Management (IdM) server using Ansible even when it hosts the last instance of a CA, KRA, or DNS service.

Warning

If you remove the last server that serves as a CA, KRA, or DNS server, you disrupt IdM functionality seriously. You can manually check which services are running on which IdM servers with the ipa service-find command. The principal name of a CA server is dogtag/server_name/REALM_NAME.

In contrast to the ansible-freeipa ipaserver role, the ipaserver module used in this playbook does not uninstall IdM services from the server.

Prerequisites

  • On the control node:

    • You are using Ansible version 2.15 or later.
    • You have installed the ansible-freeipa package.
    • The example assumes that in the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory, you have created an Ansible inventory file with the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the IdM server.
    • The example assumes that the secret.yml Ansible vault stores your ipaadmin_password.
  • The target node, that is the node on which the freeipa.ansible_freeipa module is executed, is part of the IdM domain as an IdM client, server or replica.
  • The SSH connection from the control node to the IdM server defined in the inventory file is working correctly.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to your ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory: 

    $ cd ~/MyPlaybooks/

  2. Copy the server-absent-ignore-last-of-role.yml Ansible playbook file located in the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/server/ directory: 

    $ cp /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/server/server-absent-ignore-last-of-role.yml server-absent-ignore-last-of-role-copy.yml
  3. Open the server-absent-ignore-last-of-role-copy.yml file for editing.

  4. Adapt the file by setting the following variables in the ipaserver task section and save the file:

    • Set the ipaadmin_password variable to the password of the IdM admin.
    • Set the name variable to the FQDN of the server. The FQDN of the example server is server123.idm.example.com.
    • Ensure that the ignore_last_of_role variable is set to true.

    • Set the state variable to absent. 

      ---
- name: Server absent with last of role skip example
  hosts: ipaserver
  vars_files:
  - /home/user_name/MyPlaybooks/secret.yml
  tasks:
  - name: Ensure server "server123.idm.example.com" is absent with last of role skip
    freeipa.ansible_freeipa.ipaserver:
      ipaadmin_password: "{{ ipaadmin_password }}"
      name: server123.idm.example.com
      ignore_last_of_role: true
      state: absent

    For details about variables and example playbooks in the FreeIPA Ansible collection, see the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/README-server.md file and the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server directory on the control node.

  5. Run the Ansible playbook and specify the playbook file and the inventory file: 

    $ ansible-playbook --vault-password-file=password_file -v -i inventory server-absent-ignore-last-of-role-copy.yml
  6. Make sure all name server (NS) DNS records that point to server123.idm.example.com are deleted from your DNS zones. This applies regardless of whether you use integrated DNS managed by IdM or external DNS.

Remove an Identity Management (IdM) server using Ansible while preserving replication agreements, useful when removing dysfunctional servers you plan to delete.

The playbook also ensures that the IdM server does not exist in IdM, even as a host.

Important

Ignoring a server’s replication agreements when removing it is only recommended when the other servers are dysfunctional servers that you are planning to remove anyway. Removing a server that serves as a central point in the topology can split your topology into two disconnected clusters.

You can remove a dysfunctional server from the topology with the ipa server-del command.

Note

If you remove the last server that serves as a certificate authority (CA), key recovery authority (KRA), or DNS server, you seriously disrupt the Identity Management (IdM) functionality. To prevent this problem, the playbook makes sure these services are running on another server in the domain before it uninstalls a server that serves as a CA, KRA, or DNS server.

In contrast to the ansible-freeipa ipaserver role, the ipaserver module used in this playbook does not uninstall IdM services from the server.

Prerequisites

  • On the control node:

    • You are using Ansible version 2.15 or later.
    • You have installed the ansible-freeipa package.
    • The example assumes that in the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory, you have created an Ansible inventory file with the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the IdM server.
    • The example assumes that the secret.yml Ansible vault stores your ipaadmin_password.

  • The target node, that is the node on which the freeipa.ansible_freeipa module is executed, is part of the IdM domain as an IdM client, server or replica.

    • The SSH connection from the control node to the IdM server defined in the inventory file is working correctly.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to your ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory: 

    $ cd ~/MyPlaybooks/

  2. Copy the server-absent-ignore_topology_disconnect.yml Ansible playbook file located in the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server/ directory: 

    $ cp /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server/server-absent-ignore_topology_disconnect.yml server-absent-ignore_topology_disconnect-copy.yml
  3. Open the server-absent-ignore_topology_disconnect-copy.yml file for editing.

  4. Adapt the file by setting the following variables in the ipaserver task section and save the file:

    • Set the ipaadmin_password variable to the password of the IdM admin.
    • Set the name variable to the FQDN of the server. The FQDN of the example server is server123.idm.example.com.
    • Ensure that the ignore_topology_disconnect variable is set to true.

    • Ensure that the state variable is set to absent. 

      ---
- name: Server absent with ignoring topology disconnects example
  hosts: ipaserver
  vars_files:
  - /home/user_name/MyPlaybooks/secret.yml
  tasks:
  - name: Ensure server "server123.idm.example.com" with ignoring topology disconnects
    ipaserver:
      ipaadmin_password: "{{ ipaadmin_password }}"
      name: server123.idm.example.com
      ignore_topology_disconnect: true
      state: absent

    For details about variables and example playbooks in the FreeIPA Ansible collection, see the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/README-server.md file and the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server directory on the control node.

  5. Run the Ansible playbook and specify the playbook file and the inventory file: 

    $ ansible-playbook --vault-password-file=password_file -v -i inventory server-absent-ignore_topology_disconnect-copy.yml
  6. Optional: Make sure all name server (NS) DNS records pointing to server123.idm.example.com are deleted from your DNS zones. This applies regardless of whether you use integrated DNS managed by IdM or external DNS.

Configure an Identity Management (IdM) server as hidden using Ansible to exclude it from client discovery, enabling dedicated backup or maintenance scenarios.

Prerequisites

  • On the control node:

    • You are using Ansible version 2.15 or later.
    • You have installed the ansible-freeipa package.
    • The example assumes that in the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory, you have created an Ansible inventory file with the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the IdM server.
    • The example assumes that the secret.yml Ansible vault stores your ipaadmin_password and that you have access to a file that stores the password protecting the secret.yml file.
  • The target node, that is the node on which the freeipa.ansible_freeipa module is executed, is part of the IdM domain as an IdM client, server or replica.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to your ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory: 

    $ cd ~/MyPlaybooks/

  2. Copy the server-hidden.yml Ansible playbook file located in the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server/ directory: 

    $ cp /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server/server-hidden.yml server-hidden-copy.yml
  3. Open the server-hidden-copy.yml file for editing.

  4. Adapt the file by setting the following variables in the freeipa.ansible_freeipa.ipaserver task section and save the file:

    • Indicate that the value of the ipaadmin_password variable is defined in the secret.yml Ansible vault file.
    • Set the name variable to the FQDN of the server. The FQDN of the example server is server123.idm.example.com.

    • Ensure that the hidden variable is set to True. 

      ---
- name: Server hidden example
  hosts: ipaserver
  vars_files:
  - /home/user_name/MyPlaybooks/secret.yml
  tasks:
  - name: Ensure server server123.idm.example.com is hidden
    freeipa.ansible_freeipa.ipaserver:
      ipaadmin_password: "{{ ipaadmin_password }}"
      name: server123.idm.example.com
      hidden: True

    For details about variables and example playbooks in the FreeIPA Ansible collection, see the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/README-server.md file and the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server directory on the control node.

  5. Run the Ansible playbook and specify the playbook file and the inventory file: 

    $ ansible-playbook --vault-password-file=password_file -v -i inventory server-hidden-copy.yml

Make a hidden Identity Management (IdM) server visible again using Ansible so that clients and other servers can discover and use it for authentication.

Prerequisites

  • On the control node:

    • You are using Ansible version 2.15 or later.
    • You have installed the ansible-freeipa package.
    • The example assumes that in the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory, you have created an Ansible inventory file with the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the IdM server.
    • The example assumes that the secret.yml Ansible vault stores your ipaadmin_password.

  • The target node, that is the node on which the freeipa.ansible_freeipa module is executed, is part of the IdM domain as an IdM client, server or replica.

    • The SSH connection from the control node to the IdM server defined in the inventory file is working correctly.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to your ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory: 

    $ cd ~/MyPlaybooks/

  2. Copy the server-not-hidden.yml Ansible playbook file located in the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server/ directory: 

    $ cp /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server/server-not-hidden.yml server-not-hidden-copy.yml
  3. Open the server-not-hidden-copy.yml file for editing.

  4. Adapt the file by setting the following variables in the ipaserver task section and save the file:

    • Set the ipaadmin_password variable to the password of the IdM admin.
    • Set the name variable to the FQDN of the server. The FQDN of the example server is server123.idm.example.com.

    • Ensure that the hidden variable is set to no. 

      ---
- name: Server not hidden example
  hosts: ipaserver
  vars_files:
  - /home/user_name/MyPlaybooks/secret.yml
  tasks:
  - name: Ensure server server123.idm.example.com is not hidden
    freeipa.ansible_freeipa.ipaserver:
      ipaadmin_password: "{{ ipaadmin_password }}"
      name: server123.idm.example.com
      hidden: no

    For details about variables and example playbooks in the FreeIPA Ansible collection, see the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/README-server.md file and the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server directory on the control node.

  5. Run the Ansible playbook and specify the playbook file and the inventory file: 

    $ ansible-playbook --vault-password-file=password_file -v -i inventory server-not-hidden-copy.yml

Assign a DNS location to an Identity Management (IdM) server using Ansible so that clients in that location receive SRV records pointing to nearby servers.

Note that the ipaserver Ansible module does not install the IdM server.

Prerequisites

  • You know the IdM admin password.
  • The IdM DNS location exists. The example location is germany.
  • You have root access to the server. The example server is server123.idm.example.com.

  • You have configured your Ansible control node to meet the following requirements:

    • You are using Ansible version 2.15 or later.
    • You have installed the ansible-freeipa package.
    • The example assumes that in the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory, you have created an Ansible inventory file with the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the IdM server.
    • The example assumes that the secret.yml Ansible vault stores your ipaadmin_password.

  • The target node, that is the node on which the freeipa.ansible_freeipa module is executed, is part of the IdM domain as an IdM client, server or replica.

    • The SSH connection from the control node to the IdM server defined in the inventory file is working correctly.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to your ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory: 

    $ cd ~/MyPlaybooks/

  2. Copy the server-location.yml Ansible playbook file located in the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server/ directory: 

    $ cp /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server/server-location.yml server-location-copy.yml
  3. Open the server-location-copy.yml file for editing.

  4. Adapt the file by setting the following variables in the ipaserver task section and save the file:

    • Set the ipaadmin_password variable to the password of the IdM admin.
    • Set the name variable to server123.idm.example.com.

    • Set the location variable to germany.

      This is the modified Ansible playbook file for the current example: 

      ---
- name: Server enabled example
  hosts: ipaserver
  vars_files:
  - /home/user_name/MyPlaybooks/secret.yml
  tasks:
  - name: Ensure server server123.idm.example.com with location "germany" is present
    ipaserver:
      ipaadmin_password: "{{ ipaadmin_password }}"
      name: server123.idm.example.com
      location: germany

    For details about variables and example playbooks in the FreeIPA Ansible collection, see the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/README-server.md file and the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server directory on the control node.

  5. Run the Ansible playbook and specify the playbook file and the inventory file: 

    $ ansible-playbook --vault-password-file=password_file -v -i inventory server-location-copy.yml

  6. Connect to server123.idm.example.com as root using SSH: 

    ssh root@server123.idm.example.com

  7. Restart the named service on the server for the updates to take effect immediately: 

    [root@server123.idm.example.com ~]# systemctl restart named

Remove the DNS location assignment from an Identity Management (IdM) server using Ansible, useful for servers that frequently change geographical locations.

Prerequisites

  • You know the IdM admin password.
  • You have root access to the server. The example server is server123.idm.example.com.

  • You have configured your Ansible control node to meet the following requirements:

    • You are using Ansible version 2.15 or later.
    • You have installed the ansible-freeipa package.
    • The example assumes that in the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory, you have created an Ansible inventory file with the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the IdM server.
    • The example assumes that the secret.yml Ansible vault stores your ipaadmin_password.

  • The target node, that is the node on which the freeipa.ansible_freeipa module is executed, is part of the IdM domain as an IdM client, server or replica.

    • The SSH connection from the control node to the IdM server defined in the inventory file is working correctly.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to your ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory: 

    $ cd ~/MyPlaybooks/

  2. Copy the server-no-location.yml Ansible playbook file located in the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server/ directory: 

    $ cp /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server/server-no-location.yml server-no-location-copy.yml
  3. Open the server-no-location-copy.yml file for editing.

  4. Adapt the file by setting the following variables in the ipaserver task section and save the file:

    • Set the ipaadmin_password variable to the password of the IdM admin.
    • Set the name variable to server123.idm.example.com.

    • Ensure that the location variable is set to "”. 

      ---
- name: Server no location example
  hosts: ipaserver

  vars_files:
  - /home/user_name/MyPlaybooks/secret.yml
  tasks:
  - name: Ensure server server123.idm.example.com is present with no location
    ipaserver:
      ipaadmin_password: "{{ ipaadmin_password }}"
      name: server123.idm.example.com
      location: ""

    For details about variables and example playbooks in the FreeIPA Ansible collection, see the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/README-server.md file and the /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/freeipa/ansible_freeipa/playbooks/server directory on the control node.

  5. Run the Ansible playbook and specify the playbook file and the inventory file: 

    $ ansible-playbook --vault-password-file=password_file -v -i inventory server-no-location-copy.yml

  6. Connect to server123.idm.example.com as root using SSH: 

    ssh root@server123.idm.example.com

  7. Restart the named service on the server for the updates to take effect immediately: 

    [root@server123.idm.example.com ~]# systemctl restart named
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