lowlydba.sqlserver.user_role module – Configures a user’s role in a database.

Note

This module is part of the lowlydba.sqlserver collection (version 2.6.0).

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.user_role.

New in lowlydba.sqlserver 2.4.0

Synopsis

  • Adds or removes a user’s role in a database.

Requirements

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

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

database

string / required

Database for the user.

role

string / required

The database role for the user 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"

username

string / required

Name of the user.

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 db role
  lowlydba.sqlserver.user_role:
    sql_instance: sql-01.myco.io
    username: TheIntern
    database: InternProject1
    role: db_owner

- name: Remove a user from a fixed db role
  lowlydba.sqlserver.login:
    sql_instance: sql-01.myco.io
    username: TheIntern
    database: InternProject1
    role: db_owner
    state: absent

- name: Add a user to a custom db role
  lowlydba.sqlserver.login:
    sql_instance: sql-01.myco.io
    username: TheIntern
    database: InternProject1
    role: db_intern
    state: absent

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-DbaDbRoleMember, (Get-DbaDbRoleMember), or Add-DbaDbRoleMember functions.

Returned: success, but not in check_mode.

Authors

  • John McCall (@lowlydba)