Hi Skyler, This is a UNIX/Linux limitation actually. In general though, it is very common to have a single, shared account for system maintenance. There are many ways you can set this up without requiring a shared password (sudo, ssh keys with a passphrase, etc.), it really is a matter of personal preference.
On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Skyler Slade <[email protected]> wrote: > Presently I do all system administration for my organization. Another > colleague will soon be handling some administration duties. I have > configured Ansible to add his user using the user module. In testing this, > I also configured Ansible to configure my user "skyler" but this task > always fails with the error "usermod: user skyler is currently logged in." > This leads me to believe that Ansible cannot manage the user that is > currently running the Ansible play (in this case, set via ansible_ssh_user). > > Which user should Ansible use? And if this user is different than my user > or my colleague's user, we will need to share those credentials, correct? > > I was hoping we could run Ansible using our own individual accounts, and > that Ansible would also manage these accounts, but this doesn't seem > possible. > > Do I understand correct or have I missed something? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/776f4f80-d9d1-4415-9ce5-46f3245f12bb%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/776f4f80-d9d1-4415-9ce5-46f3245f12bb%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAMFyvFjQpUfdywg_ZvjHYL%3DxOzPvT9vJyOEeUmvnmqpMgi04VA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
