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+Automountmap module
+=====================
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The automountmap module allows the addition and removal of maps within automount locations. 
+
+It is desgined to follow the IPA api as closely as possible while ensuring ease of use.
+
+
+Features
+--------
+* Automount map management
+
+Supported FreeIPA Versions
+--------------------------
+
+FreeIPA versions 4.4.0 and up are supported by the ipaautomountmap module.
+
+Requirements
+------------
+**Controller**
+* Ansible version: 2.8+
+
+**Node**
+* Supported FreeIPA version (see above)
+
+
+Usage
+=====
+
+Example inventory file
+
+```ini
+[ipaserver]
+ipaserver.test.local
+```
+
+
+Example playbook to ensure presence of an automount map:
+
+```yaml
+---
+- name: Playbook to add an automount map
+  hosts: ipaserver
+  become: true
+
+  tasks:
+  - name: ensure map named auto.DMZ in location DMZ is created
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: auto.DMZ
+      location: DMZ
+      desc: "this is a map for servers in the DMZ"
+```
+
+
+Example playbook to ensure auto.DMZi does not exist
+```yaml
+---
+- name: Playbook to remove an automount map
+  hosts: ipaserver
+  become: true
+
+  tasks:
+  - name: ensure map auto.DMZ has been removed
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: auto.DMZ
+      location: DMX
+      state: absent
+```
+
+
+Variables
+=========
+
+ipaautomountmap
+-------
+
+Variable | Description | Required
+-------- | ----------- | --------
+`ipaadmin_principal` | The admin principal is a string and defaults to `admin` | no
+`ipaadmin_password` | The admin password is a string and is required if there is no admin ticket available on the node | no
+`name` \| `mapname` \| `map` \| `automountmapname` | Name of the map to manage | yes
+`location` \| `automountlocation` \| `automountlocationcn` | Location name. | yes
+`desc` \| `description` | Description of the map | yes
+`state` | The state to ensure. It can be one of `present`, or `absent`, default: `present`. | no
+
+
+Authors
+=======
+
+Chris Procter
diff --git a/playbooks/automount/automount-map-absent.yaml b/playbooks/automount/automount-map-absent.yaml
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+---
+- name: Automount map absent example
+  hosts: ipaserver
+  become: true
+  tasks:
+  - name: ensure map TestMap is absent
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: TestMap
+      location: TestLocation
+      state: absent
+
diff --git a/playbooks/automount/automount-map-present.yaml b/playbooks/automount/automount-map-present.yaml
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+---
+- name: Automount map present example
+  hosts: ipaserver
+  become: true
+  tasks:
+  - name: ensure map TestMap is present
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: TestMap
+      location: TestLocation
+      desc: "this is a test map"
+
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipaautomountmap.py b/plugins/modules/ipaautomountmap.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Authors:
+#   Chris Procter <cprocter@redhat.com>
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Red Hat
+# see file 'COPYING' for use and warranty information
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {
+    "metadata_version": "1.0",
+    "supported_by": "community",
+    "status": ["preview"],
+}
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: ipaautomountmap
+author: chris procter
+short_description: Manage FreeIPA autommount map
+description:
+- Add, delete, and modify an IPA automount map
+options:
+  ipaadmin_principal:
+    description: The admin principal
+    default: admin
+  ipaadmin_password:
+    description: The admin password
+    required: false
+  automountlocation:
+    description: automount location map is anchored to
+    choices: ["location", "automountlocationcn"]
+    required: True
+  name:
+    description: automount map to be managed
+    choices: ["mapname", "map", "automountmapname"]
+    required: True
+  desc:
+    description: description of automount map
+    choices: ["description"]
+    required: false
+  state:
+    description: State to ensure
+    required: false
+    default: present
+    choices: ["present", "absent"]
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+  - name: ensure map named auto.DMZ in location DMZ is present
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: auto.DMZ
+      location: DMZ
+      desc: "this is a map for servers in the DMZ"
+
+  - name: remove a map named auto.DMZ in location DMZ if it exists
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: auto.DMZ
+      location: DMZ
+      state: absent
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+'''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.ansible_freeipa_module import FreeIPABaseModule
+
+
+class AutomountMap(FreeIPABaseModule):
+
+    ipa_param_mapping = {
+        "automountmapname": "name",
+    }
+
+    def get_map(self, location, name):
+        response = dict()
+        try:
+            response = self.api_command("automountmap_show",
+                                        location,
+                                        {"automountmapname": name})
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+        return response.get("result", None)
+
+    def check_ipa_params(self):
+
+        if self.ipa_params.state == "present":
+            if len(self.ipa_params.name) != 1:
+                self.fail_json(msg="Exactly one name must be provided \
+                                for state=present.")
+        else:
+            if len(self.ipa_params.name) == 0 :
+                self.fail_json(msg="At least one name must be provided \
+                                when state=absent.")
+
+    def define_ipa_commands(self):
+        args = self.get_ipa_command_args()
+
+        if self.ipa_params.state == "present":
+            automountmap = self.get_map(self.ipa_params.location,
+                                        self.ipa_params.name[0])
+            args['automountmapname'] = self.ipa_params.name[0]
+            if automountmap is None:
+                # does not exist and is wanted
+                self.add_ipa_command(
+                    "automountmap_add",
+                    name=self.ipa_params.location,
+                    args=args
+                )
+            else:
+                # exists and is wanted, check for changes
+                if self.ipa_params.desc != \
+                        automountmap.get('description', [None])[0]:
+                    args['description'] = self.ipa_params.desc
+                    self.add_ipa_command(
+                        "automountmap_mod",
+                        name=self.ipa_params.location,
+                        args=args
+                    )
+        else:
+            # exists and is not wanted (i.e. self.ipa_params.state == "absent")
+            to_del = [x for x in self.ipa_params.name
+                      if self.get_map(self.ipa_params.location, x) is not None]
+
+            if len(to_del) > 0:
+                self.add_ipa_command(
+                    "automountmap_del",
+                    name=self.ipa_params.location,
+                    args={"automountmapname": to_del}
+                )
+
+
+def main():
+    ipa_module = AutomountMap(
+        argument_spec=dict(
+            ipaadmin_principal=dict(type="str",
+                                    default="admin"
+                                    ),
+            ipaadmin_password=dict(type="str",
+                                   required=False,
+                                   no_log=True
+                                   ),
+            state=dict(type='str',
+                       default='present',
+                       choices=['present', 'absent']
+                       ),
+            location=dict(type="str",
+                          aliases=["automountlocation", "automountlocationcn"],
+                          default=None,
+                          required=True
+                          ),
+            name=dict(type="list",
+                      aliases=["mapname", "map", "automountmapname"],
+                      default=None,
+                      required=True
+                      ),
+            desc=dict(type="str",
+                      aliases=["description"],
+                      required=False,
+                      default=None
+                      ),
+        ),
+    )
+    ipa_module.ipa_run()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/automount/test_automountmap.yml b/tests/automount/test_automountmap.yml
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+---
+- name: Test automountmap
+  hosts: ipaserver
+  become: true
+  gather_facts: false
+
+  tasks:
+  - name: ensure location TestLocation is absent
+    ipaautomountlocation:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: TestLocation
+      state: absent
+
+  - name: ensure map TestMap is absent
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: TestMap
+      location: TestLocation
+      state: absent
+
+  - name: ensure location TestLocation is present
+    ipaautomountlocation:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: TestLocation
+      state: present
+
+  - name: ensure map TestMap is present
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: TestMap
+      location: TestLocation
+      desc: "this is a test map that should be deleted by the test"
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.failed or not result.changed
+
+  - name: ensure map TestMap is present again
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: TestMap
+      location: TestLocation
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.failed or result.changed
+
+  - name: ensure map TestMap has a different description
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: TestMap
+      location: TestLocation
+      desc: "this is a changed description that should be deleted by the test"
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.failed or  not result.changed
+
+  - name: ensure map TestMap has a different description
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: TestMap
+      location: TestLocation
+      desc: "this is a changed description that should be deleted by the test"
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.failed or result.changed
+
+  - name: ensure map TestMap is removed
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: TestMap
+      location: TestLocation
+      state: absent
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.failed or not result.changed
+
+  - name: ensure map TestMap has been removed
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: TestMap
+      location: TestLocation
+      state: absent
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.failed or result.changed
+
+  - name: ensure map TestMap01 is present
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: TestMap01
+      location: TestLocation
+      desc: "this is a changed description that should be deleted by the test"
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.failed or not result.changed
+
+  - name: ensure map TestMap02 is present
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: TestMap02
+      location: TestLocation
+      desc: "this is a changed description that should be deleted by the test"
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.failed or not result.changed
+
+  - name: ensure TestMap01 and TestMap02 are both absent
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name:
+        - TestMap01
+        - TestMap02
+      location: TestLocation
+      state: absent
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.failed or not result.changed
+
+  - name: ensure TestMap01 and TestMap02 are both absent again
+    ipaautomountmap:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name:
+        - TestMap01
+        - TestMap02
+      location: TestLocation
+      state: absent
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.failed or result.changed
+
+  - name: ensure location TestLocation is absent
+    ipaautomountlocation:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: TestLocation
+      state: absent
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.failed or not result.changed
+
+  - name: ensure location TestLocation is absent again
+    ipaautomountlocation:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name: TestLocation
+      state: absent
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.failed or result.changed
+