Authorized Keys

Installs authorized_keys files for users.

Variables

Global Variables

No global variables are used in this role.

Role Variables

• authkeys_public_keys
• authkeys_enabled

User Variables

Users are encouraged to modify the role variables inside their group_vars folder.

Tasks

Description

This role does the following:

1. Creates the directory /<user>/.ssh
2. Creates the appropriate authorized key in /<user>/.ssh/authorized_keys

Changed Files

• /<user>/.ssh/authorized_keys

Installed Programs

No programs are installed

Example

Authorized Keys playbook

- name: Authorized Keys Ansible Playbook
  hosts: all
  user: root
  connection: smart

  vars:
    authkeys_public_keys:
      - username: 'root-authkey'
        destination: 'root'
        public_key: 'ssh-rsa root-key comment'
    authkeys_enabled:
      - 'root-authkey'

  roles:
    - authkeys