getent

Collection: builtin

Full Name: parallax.builtin.getent

Aliases: ansible.builtin.getent, getent

Synopsis

Manage getent

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
database	string	yes		The name of a getent database supported by the target system (passwd, group, hosts, etc)
key	string			Key to lookup in the database
split	string			Character used to split the database values into lists/arrays such as ‘:’ or ’ '
fail_key	bool		`true`	If true, the task will fail if the key is not found
service	string			Override all databases with the specified service

- name: Example getent task
  getent:
    database: <your_database>