Note
This plugin is part of the community.windows collection.
To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.windows.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.windows.win_firewall.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| inbound_action string added in 1.1.0 of community.windows |
| Set to allow or block inbound network traffic in the profile.not_configured is valid when configuring a GPO. |
| outbound_action string added in 1.1.0 of community.windows |
| Set to allow or block inbound network traffic in the profile.not_configured is valid when configuring a GPO. |
| profiles list / elements=string |
["Domain", "Private", "Public"] | Specify one or more profiles to change. |
| state string |
| Set state of firewall for given profile. |
See also
The official documentation on the community.windows.win_firewall_rule module.
- name: Enable firewall for Domain, Public and Private profiles
community.windows.win_firewall:
state: enabled
profiles:
- Domain
- Private
- Public
tags: enable_firewall
- name: Disable Domain firewall
community.windows.win_firewall:
state: disabled
profiles:
- Domain
tags: disable_firewall
- name: Enable firewall for Domain profile and block outbound connections
community.windows.win_firewall:
profiles: Domain
state: enabled
outbound_action: block
tags: block_connection
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| enabled boolean | always | Current firewall status for chosen profile (after any potential change). Sample: True |
| profiles string | always | Chosen profile. Sample: Domain |
| state list / elements=string | always | Desired state of the given firewall profile(s). Sample: enabled |
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