Add users to additional groups. Remove users.

meta/main.yml

@@ -1,25 +1,23 @@
 galaxy_info:
   author: Andrea Dell'Amico
-  description: Systems Architect
+  description: Role that manages users
   company: ISTI-CNR
-
-  issue_tracker_url: https://redmine-s2i2s.isti.cnr.it/projects/provisioning
-
+  namespace: adellam
+  role_name: users
   license: EUPL 1.2+
+  min_ansible_version: "2.9"
 
-  min_ansible_version: 2.8
-
-  # To view available platforms and versions (or releases), visit:
-  # https://galaxy.ansible.com/api/v1/platforms/
-  #
   platforms:
     - name: Ubuntu
       versions:
         - bionic
+        - focal
+        - jammy
     - name: EL
       versions:
-        - 7
-        - 8
+        - "7"
+        - "8"
+        - "9"
 
   galaxy_tags:
     - users

tasks/main.yml

@@ -18,10 +18,24 @@
   when: users_additional_groups is defined | bool
   tags: users
 
-- block:
-    - name: Create users
-      user: name={{ item.login }} group={{ item.group | default(omit) }} comment="{{ item.name }}" home={{ item.home }}/{{ item.login }} createhome={{ item.createhome }} shell={{ item.shell }} password={{ item.password | default('*') }} update_password={{ item.update_password | default('on_create') }}
-      with_items: '{{ users_system_users }}'
+- name: Manage the users of a system
+  tags: users
+  block:
+    - name: Manage the creation of deletion of users
+      ansible.builtin.user:
+        name: "{{ item.login }}"
+        group: "{{ item.group | default(omit) }}"
+        groups: "{{ item.groups | default(omit) }}"
+        append: true
+        comment: "{{ item.name }}"
+        home: "{{ item.home }}/{{ item.login }}"
+        createhome: "{{ item.createhome }}"
+        shell: "{{ item.shell }}"
+        password: "{{ item.password | default('*') }}"
+        update_password: "{{ item.update_password | default('on_create') }}"
+        state: "{{ item.state | default('present') }}"
+      loop: '{{ users_system_users }}'
+      no_log: true
 
     - name: ensure that the users can login with their ssh keys
       authorized_key: user="{{ item.login }}" key="{{ item.ssh_key }}" state=present
@@ -58,13 +72,24 @@
         - item.log_as_root is defined
         - not item.log_as_root
 
-  when: users_system_users is defined
+- name: Manage additional users
   tags: users
-
-- block:
+  block:
     - name: Create additional users
-      user: name={{ item.login }} group={{ item.group | default(omit) }} comment="{{ item.name }}" home={{ item.home }}/{{ item.login }} createhome={{ item.createhome }} shell={{ item.shell }} password={{ item.password | default('*') }} update_password={{ item.update_password | default('on_create') }}
-      with_items: '{{ users_system_users_adjunct }}'
+      ansible.builtin.user:
+        name: "{{ item.login }}"
+        group: "{{ item.group | default(omit) }}"
+        groups: "{{ item.groups | default(omit) }}"
+        append: true
+        comment: "{{ item.name }}"
+        home: "{{ item.home }}/{{ item.login }}"
+        createhome: "{{ item.createhome }}"
+        shell: "{{ item.shell }}"
+        password: "{{ item.password | default('*') }}"
+        update_password: "{{ item.update_password | default('on_create') }}"
+        state: "{{ item.state | default('present') }}"
+      loop: '{{ users_system_users_adjunct }}'
+      no_log: true
 
     - name: ensure that the additional users can login with their ssh keys
       authorized_key: user="{{ item.login }}" key="{{ item.ssh_key }}" state=present
@@ -85,7 +110,7 @@
         - item.admin
         - ansible_distribution_file_variety == "RedHat" 
 
-    - name: ensure that the additional users can login with their ssh keys as root if we want ensure direct access
+    - name: Ensure that the additional users can login with their ssh keys as root if we want ensure direct access
       authorized_key: user=root key="{{ item.ssh_key }}" state=present
       with_items: '{{ users_system_users_adjunct }}'
       when:
@@ -101,9 +126,6 @@
         - item.log_as_root is defined
         - not item.log_as_root
 
-  when: users_system_users_adjunct is defined
-  tags: users
-
 - block:
     - name: Permit sudo without password on Deb based systems
       lineinfile: