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community.windows.win_psscript – Install and manage PowerShell scripts from a PSRepository

Note

This plugin is part of the community.windows collection (version 1.7.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.windows.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.windows.win_psscript.

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
See Also
Examples

Synopsis

Add or remove PowerShell scripts from registered PSRepositories.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

PowerShellGet module v1.6.0+

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
allow_prerelease boolean	Choices: no ← yes	If `yes` installs scripts flagged as prereleases.
maximum_version string		The maximum version of the script to install. Cannot be used when state=latest.
minimum_version string		The minimum version of the script to install. Cannot be used when state=latest.
name string / required		The name of the script you want to install or remove.
repository string		The registered name of the repository you want to install from. Cannot be used when state=absent. If ommitted, all repositories will be searched. To register a repository, use community.windows.win_psrepository.
required_version string		The exact version of the script to install. Cannot be used with minimum_version or maximum_version. Cannot be used when state=latest.
scope string	Choices: current_user all_users ←	Determines whether the script is installed for only the `current_user` or for `all_users`.
source_password string		The password portion of the credential required to access the repository. Must be used together with source_username.
source_username string		The username portion of the credential required to access the repository. Must be used together with source_password.
state string	Choices: present ← absent latest	The desired state of the script. `absent` removes the script. `latest` will ensure the most recent version available is installed. `present` only installs if the script is missing.

Notes

Note

Unlike PowerShell modules, scripts do not support side-by-side installations of multiple versions. Installing a new version will replace the existing one.

Examples

- name: Install a script from PSGallery
  community.windows.win_psscript:
    name: Test-RPC
    repository: PSGallery

- name: Find and install the latest version of a script from any repository
  community.windows.win_psscript:
    name: Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo
    state: latest

- name: Remove a script that isn't needed
  community.windows.win_psscript:
    name: Defrag-Partition
    state: absent

- name: Install a specific version of a script for the current user
  community.windows.win_psscript:
    name: CleanOldFiles
    scope: current_user
    required_version: 3.10.2

- name: Install a script below a certain version
  community.windows.win_psscript:
    name: New-FeatureEnable
    maximum_version: 2.99.99

- name: Ensure a minimum version of a script is present
  community.windows.win_psscript:
    name: OldStandby
    minimum_version: 3.0.0

- name: Install any available version that fits a specific range
  community.windows.win_psscript:
    name: FinickyScript
    minimum_version: 2.5.1
    maximum_version: 2.6.19

Authors

Brian Scholer (@briantist)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/windows/win_psscript_module.html