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Automate Linux User Account Inventory with Ansible

I needed a quick way to get user account info from multiple Linux servers — without logging into each one. So I put together a small shell script + Ansible playbook that: Collects usernames, shells, UID, password expiry, etc. Runs across your server group Outputs CSV files for auditing No extra agents, just SSH and a few lines of YAML.

Apr 19, 2025 - 16:04
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Automate Linux User Account Inventory with Ansible

I needed a quick way to get user account info from multiple Linux servers — without logging into each one.

So I put together a small shell script + Ansible playbook that:

Collects usernames, shells, UID, password expiry, etc.

Runs across your server group

Outputs CSV files for auditing

No extra agents, just SSH and a few lines of YAML.

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