How do I add sudo permissions to a user created with Ansible?

Question

What is the cleanest way of doing this? Tried adding the user to the sudo group with the users module but Ansible reports it can't find the sudo group.

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 12 '14 at 19:32

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Instead of

- name: create a new user
    user: name=user
          state=present
          groups="group1, group2"
          password={{ password }}
          comment="Comment"

I did

- name: create a new user
    user: name=user
          state=present
          group=primary-group
          groups="sudo"
          password={{ password }}
          comment="Comment"

And the user was added to the sudo group.

answered Jan 12 '14 at 19:32

Hyperfocus

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```groups="www, sudo"``` msg: Group sudo does not exist, on ubuntu 14 – holms Jul 17 '14 at 12:59
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You probably want the 'wheel' group – Adam Nelson Nov 14 '14 at 13:41
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Setting a password should be a last resort - better to use keys only. – Adam Nelson Nov 14 '14 at 13:41
Is the intention that once this task is run, all other playbook tasks are executed as 'user' user? – emeraldjava Jan 22 '16 at 16:03
Works on Ubuntu 16.04. – user41157 Jul 22 '18 at 04:24

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 17 '14 at 22:49

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- name: Create Deploy user
  user: name={{ deploy }} comment="Deploy User" groups="sudo,admin,{{ deploy }}"
  sudo: yes

Be careful of spaces in your groups list... You get the "group does not exist" if you have them.

answered Sep 17 '14 at 22:49

RG308

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 05 '21 at 13:37

To do it in a traditional linux way using ansible :)

Make a file, create_user.yml and add the following code.
Change <username> with the username you want to add to the sudo group

- name: "run command"
  become: true
  gather_facts: no
  hosts: all
  tasks:
    - name: add user to sudo group
      shell: usermod -aG sudo <username>
      args:
        executable: /bin/bash

Now run this user_create.yml playbook with the command

ansible-playbook -K <filename>.yml

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 22 '14 at 07:32

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groups="admin" will create user add in admin groups

answered Jan 22 '14 at 07:32

linbo

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in which os? "Group admin does not exist" on ubuntu 1404 – holms Jul 17 '14 at 13:04

How do I add sudo permissions to a user created with Ansible?

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