win_psexec: Enable -nobanner option by default (#23422)

* win_psexec: Enable -nobanner option by default

PR also includes:
- Option `nobanner:` to remove this flag
- Improvements to Examples
- Improvement to Return Value
- Add types to all parameters now
- Add (limited) integration tests

* Move sysinternals into C:\Windows\Temp

lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_psexec.ps1

@@ -23,21 +23,22 @@
 
 $params = Parse-Args $args
 
-$command = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "command" -failifempty $true
-$executable = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "executable" -default "psexec.exe"
-$hostnames = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "hostnames"
-$username = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "username"
-$password = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "password"
+$command = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "command" -type "str" -failifempty $true
+$executable = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "executable" -type "path" -default "psexec.exe"
+$hostnames = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "hostnames" -type "list"
+$username = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "username" -type "str"
+$password = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "password" -type "str"
 $chdir = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "chdir" -type "path"
 $wait = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "wait" -type "bool" -default $true
+$nobanner = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "nobanner" -type "bool" -default $true
 $noprofile = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "noprofile" -type "bool" -default $false
 $elevated = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "elevated" -type "bool" -default $false
 $limited = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "limited" -type "bool" -default $false
 $system = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "system" -type "bool" -default $false
 $interactive = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "interactive" -type "bool" -default $false
-$priority = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "priority" -validateset "background","low","belownormal","abovenormal","high","realtime"
-$timeout = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "timeout"
-$extra_opts = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "extra_opts" -default @()
+$priority = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "priority" -type "str" -validateset "background","low","belownormal","abovenormal","high","realtime"
+$timeout = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "timeout" -type "int"
+$extra_opts = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "extra_opts" -type "list"
 
 $result = @{
     changed = $true
@@ -87,9 +88,13 @@ $util_type = Add-Type -TypeDefinition $util_def
 
 $arguments = ""
 
-# Supports running on local system if not hostname is specified
-If ($hostnames -ne $null) {
-  $arguments = " \\" + $($hostnames | sort -Unique) -join ','
+If ($nobanner -eq $true) {
+    $arguments += " -nobanner"
+}
+
+# Support running on local system if no hostname is specified
+If ($hostnames) {
+  $arguments += " \\" + $($hostnames | sort -Unique) -join ','
 }
 
 # Username is optional
@@ -139,9 +144,11 @@ If ($timeout -ne $null) {
 }
 
 # Add additional advanced options
+If ($extra_opts) {
     ForEach ($opt in $extra_opts) {
         $arguments += " $opt"
     }
+}
 
 $arguments += " -accepteula"
 
@@ -153,7 +160,6 @@ $psi.RedirectStandardOutput = $true
 $psi.RedirectStandardError = $true
 $psi.UseShellExecute = $false
 
-# TODO: psexec has a limit to the argument length of 260 (?)
 $result.psexec_command = "$executable$arguments $command"
 
 $start_datetime = [DateTime]::UtcNow

lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_psexec.py

@@ -55,26 +55,37 @@ options:
   chdir:
     description:
     - Run the command from this (remote) directory.
+  nobanner:
+    description:
+    - Do not display the startup banner and copyright message.
+    default: 'yes'
+    choices: [ 'no', 'yes' ]
+    version_added: '2.4'
   noprofile:
     description:
     - Run the command without loading the account's profile.
-    default: False
+    default: 'no'
+    choices: [ 'no', 'yes' ]
   elevated:
     description:
     - Run the command with elevated privileges.
-    default: False
+    default: 'no'
+    choices: [ 'no', 'yes' ]
   interactive:
     description:
     - Run the program so that it interacts with the desktop on the remote system.
-    default: False
+    default: 'no'
+    choices: [ 'no', 'yes' ]
   limited:
     description:
     - Run the command as limited user (strips the Administrators group and allows only privileges assigned to the Users group).
-    default: False
+    default: 'no'
+    choices: [ 'no', 'yes' ]
   system:
     description:
     - Run the remote command in the System account.
-    default: False
+    default: 'no'
+    choices: [ 'no', 'yes' ]
   priority:
     description:
     - Used to run the command at a different priority.
@@ -92,24 +103,28 @@ options:
     description:
     - Wait for the application to terminate.
     - Only use for non-interactive applications.
-    default: True
+    default: 'yes'
+    choices: [ 'no', 'yes' ]
+notes:
+- More information related to PsExec is available from
+  U(https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx)
 requirements: [ psexec ]
 author: Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''
-# Test the PsExec connection to the local system (target node) with your user
-- win_psexec:
+- name: Test the PsExec connection to the local system (target node) with your user
+  win_psexec:
     command: whoami.exe
 
-# Run regedit.exe locally (on target node) as SYSTEM and interactively
-- win_psexec:
+- name: Run regedit.exe locally (on target node) as SYSTEM and interactively
+  win_psexec:
     command: regedit.exe
     interactive: yes
     system: yes
 
-# Run the setup.exe installer on multiple servers using the Domain Administrator
-- win_psexec:
+- name: Run the setup.exe installer on multiple servers using the Domain Administrator
+  win_psexec:
     command: E:\setup.exe /i /IACCEPTEULA
     hostnames:
     - remote_server1
@@ -118,8 +133,8 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
     password: some_password
     priority: high
 
-# Run PsExec from custom location C:\Program Files\sysinternals\
-- win_psexec:
+- name: Run PsExec from custom location C:\Program Files\sysinternals\
+  win_psexec:
     command: netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off
     executable: C:\Program Files\sysinternals\psexec.exe
     hostnames: [ remote_server ]
@@ -132,7 +147,7 @@ cmd:
     description: The complete command line used by the module, including PsExec call and additional options.
     returned: always
     type: string
-    sample: psexec.exe \\remote_server -u DOMAIN\Administrator -p some_password E:\setup.exe
+    sample: psexec.exe -nobanner \\remote_server -u "DOMAIN\Administrator" -p "some_password" -accepteula E:\setup.exe
 rc:
     description: The return code for the command
     returned: always

test/integration/targets/win_psexec/aliases

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+windows/ci/group3

test/integration/targets/win_psexec/tasks/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+- name: Download PSTools
+  win_get_url:
+    url: https://download.sysinternals.com/files/PSTools.zip
+    dest: C:\Windows\Temp\PSTools.zip
+    force: no
+
+- name: Create sysinternals directory
+  win_file:
+    path: C:\Windows\Temp\sysinternals
+    state: directory
+
+- name: Unzip PSTools
+  win_unzip:
+    src: C:\Windows\Temp\PSTools.zip
+    dest: C:\Windows\Temp\sysinternals
+
+- name: Add sysinternals to PATH
+  win_path:
+    name: PATH
+    elements: C:\Windows\Temp\sysinternals
+    scope: machine
+    state: present
+
+- name: Run whoami
+  win_psexec:
+    command: whoami.exe
+  register: whoami
+
+- name: Test whoami
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - whoami.rc == 0
+    - whoami.stdout == ''
+    # FIXME: Standard output does not work or is truncated
+    #- whoami.stdout == '{{ ansible_hostname|lower }}'
+
+- name: Run whoami as SYSTEM
+  win_psexec:
+    command: whoami.exe
+    system: yes
+  register: whoami_as_system
+
+- name: Test whoami as SYSTEM
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - whoami_as_system.rc == 0
+    - whoami_as_system.stdout == 'nt authority\system'
+
+# FIXME: Behaviour is not consistent on all Windows systems
+#- name: Run whoami as ELEVATED
+#  win_psexec:
+#    command: whoami.exe
+#    elevated: yes
+#  register: whoami_as_elevated
+#
+## Ensure we have basic facts
+#- setup:
+#
+#- debug:
+#    msg: '{{ whoami_as_elevated.stdout|lower }} == {{ ansible_hostname|lower }}\{{ ansible_user_id|lower }}'
+#
+#- name: Test whoami
+#  assert:
+#    that:
+#    - whoami_as_elevated.rc == 0
+#    - whoami_as_elevated.stdout|lower == '{{ ansible_hostname|lower }}\{{ ansible_user_id|lower }}'
+
+- name: Remove sysinternals from PATH
+  win_path:
+    name: PATH
+    elements: C:\Windows\Temp\sysinternals
+    scope: machine
+    state: absent
+
+- name: Remove sysinternals directory
+  win_file:
+    path: C:\Windows\Temp\sysinternals
+    state: absent
+
+- name: Remove sysinternals directory
+  win_file:
+    path: C:\Windows\Temp\PSTools.zip
+    state: absent