community.general/changelogs/fragments/5664-redhat_subscription-credentials-when-needed.yaml

minor_changes:
  - redhat_subscription - credentials (``username``, ``activationkey``, and so on) are required now
    only if a system needs to be registered, or ``force_register`` is specified
    (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/5664).
redhat_subscription: require credentials only when needed (#5664) The module currently has a static 'required_if' statement for its parameters that forces any of 'username' or 'activationkey' or 'token' in case state=present; while this is generally a good idea, it can be an extra requirements in some cases. In particular, if the system is already registered, there is no need for credentials -- some of the operations of the module, such as manipulating pools, can be done perfectly without credentials. Hence: - change the static 'required_if' to require credentials only when forcing the registration - check for credentials manually when a registration is needed, i.e. on an unregistered system; the fail message is the same as the one shown by 'required_if' Adapt the tests to this new situation: - test_without_required_parameters now needs to mock an unregistered system - add a new version of test_without_required_parameters to test an already registered system - add a simple test case for only state=present usable on an already registered system - remove the credentials from a test case for pool attachment that mocks an already registered system 2023-03-22 20:19:55 +01:00			`minor_changes:`
			- redhat_subscription - credentials (``username``, ``activationkey``, and so on) are required now
			only if a system needs to be registered, or ``force_register`` is specified
			`(https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/5664).`