lowlydba.sqlserver.login_role module – Configures a login’s server roles.

Note

This module is part of the lowlydba.sqlserver collection (version 2.5.0).

It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install lowlydba.sqlserver. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: lowlydba.sqlserver.login_role.

New in lowlydba.sqlserver 2.5.0

Synopsis

  • Adds or removes a login’s server role.

Requirements

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

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

login

string / required

Name of the login.

server_role

string / required

The server role for the login to be modified.

sql_instance

string / required

The SQL Server instance to modify.

sql_password

string

Password for SQL Authentication.

sql_username

string

Username for SQL Authentication.

state

string

Whether or not the object should be present or absent.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

Attributes

Attribute

Support

Description

check_mode

Support: full

Can run in check_mode and return changed status prediction without modifying target.

platform

Platforms: all

Target OS/families that can be operated against.

Examples

- name: Add a user to a fixed server role
  lowlydba.sqlserver.login_role:
    sql_instance: sql-01.myco.io
    login: TheIntern
    server_role: sysadmin

- name: Remove a user from a fixed server role
  lowlydba.sqlserver.login_role:
    sql_instance: sql-01.myco.io
    login: TheIntern
    server_role: sysadmin
    state: absent

- name: Add a user to a custom server role
  lowlydba.sqlserver.login_role:
    sql_instance: sql-01.myco.io
    login: TheIntern
    server_role: demi-admin

Return Values

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

Key

Description

data

dictionary

Output from the Remove-DbaServerRoleMember, (Get-DbaServerRoleMember), or Add-DbaServerRoleMember functions.

Returned: success, but not in check_mode.

Authors

  • John McCall (@lowlydba)