.. _ansible.netcommon.net_banner_module:


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ansible.netcommon.net_banner
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**(deprecated, removed after 2022-06-01) Manage multiline banners on network devices**


Version added: 1.0.0

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DEPRECATED
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:Removed in collection release after 2022-06-01
:Why: Updated modules released with more functionality
:Alternative: Use platform-specific "[netos]_banner" module



Synopsis
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- This will configure both login and motd banners on network devices. It allows playbooks to add or remove banner text from the active running configuration.




Parameters
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                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>banner</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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                        <span style="color: purple">-</span>
                         / <span style="color: red">required</span>
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                        <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
                                    <li>login</li>
                                    <li>motd</li>
                        </ul>
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                <td>
                        <div>Specifies which banner that should be configured on the remote device.</div>
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                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>state</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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                        <span style="color: purple">-</span>
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                        <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
                                    <li><div style="color: blue"><b>present</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
                                    <li>absent</li>
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                        <div>Specifies whether or not the configuration is present in the current devices active running configuration.</div>
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                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
                    <b>text</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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                        <span style="color: purple">-</span>
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                <td>
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                <td>
                        <div>The banner text that should be present in the remote device running configuration.  This argument accepts a multiline string, with no empty lines. Requires <em>state=present</em>.</div>
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Notes
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.. note::
   - This module is supported on ``ansible_network_os`` network platforms. See the :ref:`Network Platform Options <platform_options>` for details.



Examples
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.. code-block:: yaml

    - name: configure the login banner
      ansible.netcommon.net_banner:
        banner: login
        text: |
          this is my login banner
          that contains a multiline
          string
        state: present

    - name: remove the motd banner
      ansible.netcommon.net_banner:
        banner: motd
        state: absent

    - name: Configure banner from file
      ansible.netcommon.net_banner:
        banner: motd
        text: "{{ lookup('file', './config_partial/raw_banner.cfg') }}"
        state: present



Return Values
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Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values>`_, the following are the fields unique to this module:

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                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
                    <b>commands</b>
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                      <span style="color: purple">list</span>
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                <td>always, except for the platforms that use Netconf transport to manage the device.</td>
                <td>
                            <div>The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">[&#x27;banner login&#x27;, &#x27;this is my login banner&#x27;, &#x27;that contains a multiline&#x27;, &#x27;string&#x27;]</div>
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Status
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- This module will be removed in a release after 2022-06-01. *[deprecated]*
- For more information see `DEPRECATED`_.


Authors
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- Ricardo Carrillo Cruz (@rcarrillocruz)