Add User to System using Ansible

In Ansible we can use ansible.builtin.user module to add a user to the system.

Example(s)

1. Add user 'jungle'

- name: Add the user 'jungle'
  ansible.builtin.user:
      name: jungle
      comment: Jungle

2. Add a user with specific attributes

- name: Add the user 'jungle' with specific attributes
  ansible.builtin.user:
      name: jungle
      comment: Jungle
      home: /home/jungle
      shell: /bin/bash
      password: "{{ 'password' | password_hash('sha512') }}"

3. Adding groups to the user

- name: Add the user 'jungle' and assign to groups
  ansible.builtin.user:
      name: jungle
      groups: sudo,users
      append: yes

Reference: Manage User Accounts - Ansible Documention