ip_netns - Manage network namespaces

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

• Create or delete network namespaces using the ip command.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• ip

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
name		Name of the namespace
state	Choices: present ← absent	Whether the namespace should exist

Examples

# Create a namespace named mario
- name: Create a namespace named mario
  namespace:
    name: mario
    state: present
- name: Delete a namespace named luigi
  namespace:
    name: luigi
    state: absent

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

• Arie Bregman (@bregman-arie)

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