Linux unix users example

This example adds users to linux hosts. The password will not be changed, if the user already exists.

playbook.ymlusers.csv

- name: Configure Users
  hosts: linux
  gather_facts: false
  tasks: 

  - name: csv | read users file
    read_csv:
      path: /path/to/users.csv
      delimiter: ';'
    register: csv_users
    delegate_to: localhost

  - name: user | add users from csv 
    user:
      name: "{{ item.username }}"
      uid: "{{ item.uid }}"
      home: "{{ item.home }}"
      password: "{{ item.password | password_hash('sha512') }}"
      update_password: on_create
    with_items: "{{ csv_users.list }}"
    loop_control:
      label: "{{ item.uid }}"

username;uid;home;password
user1;1001;/home/user1;password1
user2;1002;/home/user2;password2
user3;1003;/home/user3;password3