Note
This plugin is part of the community.windows collection (version 1.2.0).
To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.windows.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.windows.psexec.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| arguments string | Any arguments as a single string to use when running the executable. | |
| asynchronous boolean |
| Will run the command as a detached process and the module returns immediately after starting the process while the process continues to run in the background. The stdout and stderr return values will be null when this is set to yes.The stdin option does not work with this type of process. The rc return value is not set when this is yes
|
| connection_password string | The password for connection_user. Required if the Kerberos requirements are not installed or the username is a local account to the Windows host. Can be omitted to use a Kerberos principal ticket for the principal set by connection_user if the Kerberos library is installed and the ticket has already been retrieved with the kinit command before. | |
| connection_timeout integer | Default: 60 | The timeout in seconds to wait when receiving the initial SMB negotiate response from the server. |
| connection_username string | The username to use when connecting to the remote Windows host. This user must be a member of the Administrators group of the Windows host.Required if the Kerberos requirements are not installed or the username is a local account to the Windows host. Can be omitted to use the default Kerberos principal ticket in the local credential cache if the Kerberos library is installed. If process_username is not specified, then the remote process will run under a Network Logon under this account. | |
| encrypt boolean |
| Will use SMB encryption to encrypt the SMB messages sent to and from the host. This requires the SMB 3 protocol which is only supported from Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8, older versions like Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 (R2) must set this to no and use no encryption.When setting to no, the packets are in plaintext and can be seen by anyone sniffing the network, any process options are included in this. |
| executable string / required | The executable to run on the Windows host. | |
| hostname string / required | The remote Windows host to connect to, can be either an IP address or a hostname. | |
| integrity_level string |
| The integrity level of the process when process_username is defined and is not equal to System.When default, the default integrity level based on the system setup.When elevated, the command will be run with Administrative rights.When limited, the command will be forced to run with non-Administrative rights. |
| interactive boolean |
| Will run the process as an interactive process that shows a process Window of the Windows session specified by interactive_session. The stdout and stderr return values will be null when this is set to yes.The stdin option does not work with this type of process. |
| interactive_session integer | Default: 0 | The Windows session ID to use when displaying the interactive process on the remote Windows host. This is only valid when interactive is yes.The default is 0 which is the console session of the Windows host. |
| load_profile boolean |
| Runs the remote command with the user's profile loaded. |
| port integer | Default: 445 | The port that the remote SMB service is listening on. |
| priority string |
| Set the command's priority on the Windows host. See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms683211.aspx for more details. |
| process_password string | The password for process_username. Required if process_username is defined and not System. | |
| process_timeout integer | Default: 0 | The timeout in seconds that is placed upon the running process. A value of 0 means no timeout. |
| process_username string | The user to run the process as. This can be set to run the process under an Interactive logon of the specified account which bypasses limitations of a Network logon used when this isn't specified. If omitted then the process is run under the same account as connection_username with a Network logon. Set to System to run as the builtin SYSTEM account, no password is required with this account.If encrypt is no, the username and password are sent as a simple XOR scrambled byte string that is not encrypted. No special tools are required to get the username and password just knowledge of the protocol. | |
| show_ui_on_logon_screen boolean |
| Shows the process UI on the Winlogon secure desktop when process_username is System. |
| stdin string | Data to send on the stdin pipe once the process has started. This option has no effect when interactive or asynchronous is yes. | |
| working_directory string | Default: "C:\\Windows\\System32" | Changes the working directory set when starting the process. |
Note
yes, ensure the process is run as a non-interactive command to avoid infinite hangs waiting for input.LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy should be set to 1 to ensure this works, see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/951016/description-of-user-account-control-and-remote-restrictions-in-windows.See also
The official documentation on the ansible.builtin.raw module.
The official documentation on the ansible.windows.win_command module.
The official documentation on the community.windows.win_psexec module.
The official documentation on the ansible.windows.win_shell module.
- name: Run a cmd.exe command
community.windows.psexec:
hostname: server
connection_username: username
connection_password: password
executable: cmd.exe
arguments: /c echo Hello World
- name: Run a PowerShell command
community.windows.psexec:
hostname: server.domain.local
connection_username: [email protected]
connection_password: password
executable: powershell.exe
arguments: Write-Host Hello World
- name: Send data through stdin
community.windows.psexec:
hostname: 192.168.1.2
connection_username: username
connection_password: password
executable: powershell.exe
arguments: '-'
stdin: |
Write-Host Hello World
Write-Error Error Message
exit 0
- name: Run the process as a different user
community.windows.psexec:
hostname: server
connection_user: username
connection_password: password
executable: whoami.exe
arguments: /all
process_username: anotheruser
process_password: anotherpassword
- name: Run the process asynchronously
community.windows.psexec:
hostname: server
connection_username: username
connection_password: password
executable: cmd.exe
arguments: /c rmdir C:\temp
asynchronous: yes
- name: Use Kerberos authentication for the connection (requires smbprotocol[kerberos])
community.windows.psexec:
hostname: host.domain.local
connection_username: [email protected]
executable: C:\some\path\to\executable.exe
arguments: /s
- name: Disable encryption to work with WIndows 7/Server 2008 (R2)
community.windows.psexec:
hostanme: windows-pc
connection_username: Administrator
connection_password: Password01
encrypt: no
integrity_level: elevated
process_username: Administrator
process_password: Password01
executable: powershell.exe
arguments: (New-Object -ComObject Microsoft.Update.Session).CreateUpdateInstaller().IsBusy
- name: Download and run ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1 to setup WinRM
community.windows.psexec:
hostname: '{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]["ansible_host"] | default(inventory_hostname) }}'
connection_username: '{{ ansible_user }}'
connection_password: '{{ ansible_password }}'
encrypt: yes
executable: powershell.exe
arguments: '-'
stdin: |
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
$sec_protocols = [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::SystemDefault
$sec_protocols = $sec_protocols -bor [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = $sec_protocols
$url = "https://github.com/ansible/ansible/raw/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1"
Invoke-Expression ((New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString($url))
exit
delegate_to: localhost
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| msg string | module failed | Any exception details when trying to run the process Sample: Received exception from remote PAExec service: Failed to start "invalid.exe". The system cannot find the file specified. [Err=0x2, 2] |
| pid integer | success and asynchronous is 'yes' | The process ID of the asynchronous process that was created Sample: 719 |
| rc integer | success and asynchronous is 'no' | The return code of the remote process |
| stderr string | success and interactive or asynchronous is 'no' | The stderr from the remote process Sample: Error [10] running process |
| stdout string | success and interactive or asynchronous is 'no' | The stdout from the remote process Sample: Hello World |
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