Ansible - how to execute powershell win_command as elevated privilege

Question

Looking for guidance how to execute powershell win_command with elevated privilege.

My playbook example:

    ---
- name: Run powershell script
  hosts: win
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: windows test command
      win_command: powershell.exe -
      args: 
        stdin: ipconfig >> c:\ipconfig.txt

This works fine since it doesnt need elevated privilege, but if I try something that requires runas administrator I cannot seem to figure out, tried adding 'become_method: runas' no luck ?

imjoseangel · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-28 07:18:16Z

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It should work this way:

- name: Run powershell script
  hosts: win
  gather_facts: false
  become_method: runas

  vars:
    ansible_become_password: "{{ password }}"

  tasks:
    - win_command: powershell.exe -
      args: 
        stdin: ipconfig >> c:\ipconfig.txt
      become: yes
      become_user: Administrator

answered Jun 28, 2018 at 7:18

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user7610 Over a year ago

Just to note, connecting (over winrm, in my case) as Administrator in the first place is not enough. The become: yes is still needed for some actions, such as installing KB3035131 on Windows 2012 (github.com/chocolatey-community/chocolatey-coreteampackages/…)

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