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Chapter 23. Using Ansible playbooks to manage self-service rules in IdM

This section introduces self-service rules in Identity Management (IdM) and describes how to create and edit self-service access rules using Ansible playbooks. Self-service access control rules allow an IdM entity to perform specified operations on its IdM Directory Server entry.

23.1. Self-service access control in IdM

Self-service access control rules define which operations an Identity Management (IdM) entity can perform on its IdM Directory Server entry: for example, IdM users have the ability to update their own passwords.

This method of control allows an authenticated IdM entity to edit specific attributes within its LDAP entry, but does not allow add or delete operations on the entire entry.

Warning

Be careful when working with self-service access control rules: configuring access control rules improperly can inadvertently elevate an entity’s privileges.

23.2. Using Ansible to ensure that a self-service rule is present

The following procedure describes how to use an Ansible playbook to define self-service rules and ensure their presence on an Identity Management (IdM) server. In this example, the new Users can manage their own name details rule grants users the ability to change their own givenname, displayname, title and initials attributes. This allows them to, for example, change their display name or initials if they want to.

Prerequisites

  • You know the IdM administrator password.

  • You have configured your Ansible control node to meet the following requirements:

    • You are using Ansible version 2.14 or later.
    • You have installed the ansible-freeipa package on the Ansible controller.
    • The example assumes that in the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory, you have created an Ansible inventory file with the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the IdM server.
    • The example assumes that the secret.yml Ansible vault stores your ipaadmin_password.
  • The target node, that is the node on which the ansible-freeipa module is executed, is part of the IdM domain as an IdM client, server or replica.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory: 

    $ cd ~/MyPlaybooks/

  2. Make a copy of the selfservice-present.yml file located in the /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/playbooks/selfservice/ directory: 

    $ cp /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/playbooks/selfservice/selfservice-present.yml selfservice-present-copy.yml
  3. Open the selfservice-present-copy.yml Ansible playbook file for editing.

  4. Adapt the file by setting the following variables in the ipaselfservice task section:

    • Set the ipaadmin_password variable to the password of the IdM administrator.
    • Set the name variable to the name of the new self-service rule.
    • Set the permission variable to a comma-separated list of permissions to grant: read and write.
    • Set the attribute variable to a list of attributes that users can manage themselves: givenname, displayname, title, and initials.

    This is the modified Ansible playbook file for the current example: 

    ---
- name: Self-service present
  hosts: ipaserver

  vars_files:
  - /home/user_name/MyPlaybooks/secret.yml
  tasks:
  - name: Ensure self-service rule "Users can manage their own name details" is present
    ipaselfservice:
      ipaadmin_password: "{{ ipaadmin_password }}"
      name: "Users can manage their own name details"
      permission: read, write
      attribute:
      - givenname
      - displayname
      - title
      - initials
  5. Save the file.

  6. Run the Ansible playbook. Specify the playbook file, the file storing the password protecting the secret.yml file, and the inventory file: 

    $ ansible-playbook --vault-password-file=password_file -v -i inventory selfservice-present-copy.yml

Additional resources

  • See Self-service access control in IdM.
  • See the README-selfservice.md file in the /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/ directory.
  • See the /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/playbooks/selfservice directory.

23.3. Using Ansible to ensure that a self-service rule is absent

The following procedure describes how to use an Ansible playbook to ensure a specified self-service rule is absent from your IdM configuration. The example below describes how to make sure the Users can manage their own name details self-service rule does not exist in IdM. This will ensure that users cannot, for example, change their own display name or initials.

Prerequisites

  • You know the IdM administrator password.

  • You have configured your Ansible control node to meet the following requirements:

    • You are using Ansible version 2.14 or later.
    • You have installed the ansible-freeipa package on the Ansible controller.
    • The example assumes that in the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory, you have created an Ansible inventory file with the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the IdM server.
    • The example assumes that the secret.yml Ansible vault stores your ipaadmin_password.
  • The target node, that is the node on which the ansible-freeipa module is executed, is part of the IdM domain as an IdM client, server or replica.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory: 

    $ cd ~/MyPlaybooks/

  2. Make a copy of the selfservice-absent.yml file located in the /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/playbooks/selfservice/ directory: 

    $ cp /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/playbooks/selfservice/selfservice-absent.yml selfservice-absent-copy.yml
  3. Open the selfservice-absent-copy.yml Ansible playbook file for editing.

  4. Adapt the file by setting the following variables in the ipaselfservice task section:

    • Set the ipaadmin_password variable to the password of the IdM administrator.
    • Set the name variable to the name of the self-service rule.
    • Set the state variable to absent.

    This is the modified Ansible playbook file for the current example: 

    ---
- name: Self-service absent
  hosts: ipaserver

  vars_files:
  - /home/user_name/MyPlaybooks/secret.yml
  tasks:
  - name: Ensure self-service rule "Users can manage their own name details" is absent
    ipaselfservice:
      ipaadmin_password: "{{ ipaadmin_password }}"
      name: "Users can manage their own name details"
      state: absent
  5. Save the file.

  6. Run the Ansible playbook. Specify the playbook file, the file storing the password protecting the secret.yml file, and the inventory file: 

    $ ansible-playbook --vault-password-file=password_file -v -i inventory selfservice-absent-copy.yml

Additional resources

  • See Self-service access control in IdM.
  • See the README-selfservice.md file in the /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/ directory.
  • See the sample playbooks in the /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/playbooks/selfservice directory.

23.4. Using Ansible to ensure that a self-service rule has specific attributes

The following procedure describes how to use an Ansible playbook to ensure that an already existing self-service rule has specific settings. In the example, you ensure the Users can manage their own name details self-service rule also has the surname member attribute.

Prerequisites

  • You know the IdM administrator password.

  • You have configured your Ansible control node to meet the following requirements:

    • You are using Ansible version 2.14 or later.
    • You have installed the ansible-freeipa package on the Ansible controller.
    • The example assumes that in the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory, you have created an Ansible inventory file with the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the IdM server.
    • The example assumes that the secret.yml Ansible vault stores your ipaadmin_password.
  • The target node, that is the node on which the ansible-freeipa module is executed, is part of the IdM domain as an IdM client, server or replica.
  • The Users can manage their own name details self-service rule exists in IdM.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory: 

    $ cd ~/MyPlaybooks/

  2. Make a copy of the selfservice-member-present.yml file located in the /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/playbooks/selfservice/ directory: 

    $ cp /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/playbooks/selfservice/selfservice-member-present.yml selfservice-member-present-copy.yml
  3. Open the selfservice-member-present-copy.yml Ansible playbook file for editing.

  4. Adapt the file by setting the following variables in the ipaselfservice task section:

    • Set the ipaadmin_password variable to the password of the IdM administrator.
    • Set the name variable to the name of the self-service rule to modify.
    • Set the attribute variable to surname.
    • Set the action variable to member.

    This is the modified Ansible playbook file for the current example: 

    ---
- name: Self-service member present
  hosts: ipaserver

  vars_files:
  - /home/user_name/MyPlaybooks/secret.yml
  tasks:
  - name: Ensure selfservice "Users can manage their own name details" member attribute surname is present
    ipaselfservice:
      ipaadmin_password: "{{ ipaadmin_password }}"
      name: "Users can manage their own name details"
      attribute:
      - surname
      action: member
  5. Save the file.

  6. Run the Ansible playbook. Specify the playbook file, the file storing the password protecting the secret.yml file, and the inventory file: 

    $ ansible-playbook --vault-password-file=password_file -v -i inventory selfservice-member-present-copy.yml

Additional resources

  • See Self-service access control in IdM.
  • See the README-selfservice.md file available in the /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/ directory.
  • See the sample playbooks in the /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/playbooks/selfservice directory.

23.5. Using Ansible to ensure that a self-service rule does not have specific attributes

The following procedure describes how to use an Ansible playbook to ensure that a self-service rule does not have specific settings. You can use this playbook to make sure a self-service rule does not grant undesired access. In the example, you ensure the Users can manage their own name details self-service rule does not have the givenname and surname member attributes.

Prerequisites

  • You know the IdM administrator password.

  • You have configured your Ansible control node to meet the following requirements:

    • You are using Ansible version 2.14 or later.
    • You have installed the ansible-freeipa package on the Ansible controller.
    • The example assumes that in the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory, you have created an Ansible inventory file with the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the IdM server.
    • The example assumes that the secret.yml Ansible vault stores your ipaadmin_password.
  • The target node, that is the node on which the ansible-freeipa module is executed, is part of the IdM domain as an IdM client, server or replica.
  • The Users can manage their own name details self-service rule exists in IdM.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the ~/MyPlaybooks/ directory: 

    $ cd ~/MyPlaybooks/

  2. Make a copy of the selfservice-member-absent.yml file located in the /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/playbooks/selfservice/ directory: 

    $ cp /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/playbooks/selfservice/selfservice-member-absent.yml selfservice-member-absent-copy.yml
  3. Open the selfservice-member-absent-copy.yml Ansible playbook file for editing.

  4. Adapt the file by setting the following variables in the ipaselfservice task section:

    • Set the ipaadmin_password variable to the password of the IdM administrator.
    • Set the name variable to the name of the self-service rule you want to modify.
    • Set the attribute variable to givenname and surname.
    • Set the action variable to member.
    • Set the state variable to absent.

    This is the modified Ansible playbook file for the current example: 

    ---
- name: Self-service member absent
  hosts: ipaserver

  vars_files:
  - /home/user_name/MyPlaybooks/secret.yml
  tasks:
  - name: Ensure selfservice "Users can manage their own name details" member attributes givenname and surname are absent
    ipaselfservice:
      ipaadmin_password: "{{ ipaadmin_password }}"
      name: "Users can manage their own name details"
      attribute:
      - givenname
      - surname
      action: member
      state: absent
  5. Save the file.

  6. Run the Ansible playbook. Specify the playbook file, the file storing the password protecting the secret.yml file, and the inventory file: 

    $ ansible-playbook --vault-password-file=password_file -v -i inventory selfservice-member-absent-copy.yml

Additional resources

  • See Self-service access control in IdM.
  • See the README-selfservice.md file in the /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/ directory.
  • See the sample playbooks in the /usr/share/doc/ansible-freeipa/playbooks/selfservice directory.