Repository: ansible/ansible

Issue:
[NETCONF] Refactor IOSXR modules to support netconf plugin
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##### COMPONENT NAME
iosxr

##### ANSIBLE VERSION
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2.5
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##### OS / ENVIRONMENT
macOS

##### SUMMARY
Refactor module codes to use netconf plugin:

- [x] iosxr_banner 
- [x] iosxr_logging
- [x] iosxr_interface
- [x] iosxr_system
- [x] iosxr_user
- [ ] ~iosxr_facts~

Note: iosxr_config, iosxr_command and iosxr_netconf shall support `cli` only. 




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* [lib/ansible/module_utils/iosxr.py](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/lib/ansible/module_utils/iosxr.py)

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* [lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/__init__.py](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/__init__.py)

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Resolving patch:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/iosxr.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/iosxr.py
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/iosxr.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/iosxr.py
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
     'INTERFACE-PROPERTIES_NSMAP': {None: "http://cisco.com/ns/yang/Cisco-IOS-XR-ifmgr-oper"},
     'IP-DOMAIN_NSMAP': {None: "http://cisco.com/ns/yang/Cisco-IOS-XR-ip-domain-cfg"},
     'SYSLOG_NSMAP': {None: "http://cisco.com/ns/yang/Cisco-IOS-XR-infra-syslog-cfg"},
+    'AAA_NSMAP': {None: "http://cisco.com/ns/yang/Cisco-IOS-XR-aaa-lib-cfg"},
+    'AAA_LOCALD_NSMAP': {None: "http://cisco.com/ns/yang/Cisco-IOS-XR-aaa-locald-cfg"},
 }
 
 iosxr_provider_spec = {
@@ -148,21 +150,21 @@ def build_xml_subtree(container_ele, xmap, param=None, opcode=None):
         if ((opcode in ('delete', 'merge') and meta.get('operation', 'unknown') == 'edit') or
                 meta.get('operation', None) is None):
 
-            if meta.get('tag', False):
+            if meta.get('tag', False) is True:
                 if parent.tag == container_ele.tag:
-                    if meta.get('ns', None) is True:
+                    if meta.get('ns', False) is True:
                         child = etree.Element(candidates[-1], nsmap=NS_DICT[key.upper() + "_NSMAP"])
                     else:
                         child = etree.Element(candidates[-1])
                     meta_subtree.append(child)
                     sub_root = child
                 else:
-                    if meta.get('ns', None) is True:
+                    if meta.get('ns', False) is True:
                         child = etree.SubElement(parent, candidates[-1], nsmap=NS_DICT[key.upper() + "_NSMAP"])
                     else:
                         child = etree.SubElement(parent, candidates[-1])
 
-                if meta.get('attrib', None) and opcode in ('delete', 'merge'):
+                if meta.get('attrib', None) is not None and opcode in ('delete', 'merge'):
                     child.set(BASE_1_0 + meta.get('attrib'), opcode)
 
                 continue
@@ -170,20 +172,20 @@ def build_xml_subtree(container_ele, xmap, param=None, opcode=None):
             text = None
             param_key = key.split(":")
             if param_key[0] == 'a':
-                if param.get(param_key[1], None):
+                if param is not None and param.get(param_key[1], None) is not None:
                     text = param.get(param_key[1])
             elif param_key[0] == 'm':
-                if meta.get('value', None):
+                if meta.get('value', None) is not None:
                     text = meta.get('value')
 
             if text:
-                if meta.get('ns', None) is True:
+                if meta.get('ns', False) is True:
                     child = etree.SubElement(parent, candidates[-1], nsmap=NS_DICT[key.upper() + "_NSMAP"])
                 else:
                     child = etree.SubElement(parent, candidates[-1])
                 child.text = text
 
-                if meta.get('attrib', None) and opcode in ('delete', 'merge'):
+                if meta.get('attrib', None) is not None and opcode in ('delete', 'merge'):
                     child.set(BASE_1_0 + meta.get('attrib'), opcode)
 
     if len(meta_subtree) > 1:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_user.py
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_user.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 author:
   - "Trishna Guha (@trishnaguha)"
   - "Sebastiaan van Doesselaar (@sebasdoes)"
+  - "Kedar Kekan (@kedarX)"
 short_description: Manage the aggregate of local users on Cisco IOS XR device
 description:
   - This module provides declarative management of the local usernames
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
     configuration that are not explicitly defined.
 extends_documentation_fragment: iosxr
 notes:
-  - Tested against IOS XR 6.1.2
+  - Tested against IOS XRv 6.1.2
 options:
   aggregate:
     description:
@@ -44,9 +45,10 @@
         Please note that this option is not same as C(provider username).
   configured_password:
     description:
-      - The password to be configured on the Cisco IOS XR device. The
-        password needs to be provided in clear and it will be encrypted
-        on the device.
+      - The password to be configured on the Cisco IOS XR device. The password
+        needs to be provided in clear text. Password is encrypted on the device
+        when used with I(cli) and by Ansible when used with I(netconf)
+        using the same MD5 hash technique with salt size of 3.
         Please note that this option is not same as C(provider password).
   update_password:
     description:
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@
       - Instructs the module to consider the
         resource definition absolute. It will remove any previously
         configured usernames on the device with the exception of the
-        `admin` user (the current defined set of users).
+        `admin` user and the current defined set of users.
     type: bool
     default: false
   state:
@@ -117,11 +119,11 @@
 - name: create a new user
   iosxr_user:
     name: ansible
-    configured_password: test
+    configured_password: mypassword
     state: present
 - name: remove all users except admin
   iosxr_user:
-    purge: yes
+    purge: True
 - name: set multiple users to group sys-admin
   iosxr_user:
     aggregate:
@@ -159,15 +161,38 @@
   sample:
     - username ansible secret password group sysadmin
     - username admin secret admin
+xml:
+  description: NetConf rpc xml sent to device with transport C(netconf)
+  returned: always (empty list when no xml rpc to send)
+  type: list
+  version_added: 2.5
+  sample:
+    - '<config xmlns:xc=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0\">
+    <aaa xmlns=\"http://cisco.com/ns/yang/Cisco-IOS-XR-aaa-lib-cfg\">
+    <usernames xmlns=\"http://cisco.com/ns/yang/Cisco-IOS-XR-aaa-locald-cfg\">
+    <username xc:operation=\"merge\">
+    <name>test7</name>
+    <usergroup-under-usernames>
+    <usergroup-under-username>
+    <name>sysadmin</name>
+    </usergroup-under-username>
+    </usergroup-under-usernames>
+    <secret>$1$ZsXC$zZ50wqhDC543ZWQkkAHLW0</secret>
+    </username>
+    </usernames>
+    </aaa>
+    </config>'
 """
-from functools import partial
 
+import os
+from functools import partial
 from copy import deepcopy
+import collections
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import remove_default_spec
-from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr.iosxr import get_config, load_config
-from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr.iosxr import iosxr_argument_spec
+from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr.iosxr import get_config, load_config, is_netconf, is_cliconf
+from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr.iosxr import iosxr_argument_spec, build_xml, etree_findall
 
 try:
     from base64 import b64decode
@@ -182,221 +207,424 @@
     HAS_PARAMIKO = False
 
 
-def search_obj_in_list(name, lst):
-    for o in lst:
-        if o['name'] == name:
-            return o
+class PublicKeyManager(object):
+    def __init__(self, module, result):
+        self._module = module
+        self._result = result
 
-    return None
-
-
-def map_obj_to_commands(updates, module):
-    commands = list()
-    want, have = updates
-
-    for w in want:
-        name = w['name']
-        state = w['state']
-
-        obj_in_have = search_obj_in_list(name, have)
-
-        if state == 'absent' and obj_in_have:
-            commands.append('no username ' + name)
-        elif state == 'present' and not obj_in_have:
-            user_cmd = 'username ' + name
-            commands.append(user_cmd)
+    def convert_key_to_base64(self):
+        """ IOS-XR only accepts base64 decoded files, this converts the public key to a temp file.
+        """
+        if self._module.params['aggregate']:
+            name = 'aggregate'
+        else:
+            name = self._module.params['name']
 
-            if w['configured_password']:
-                commands.append(user_cmd + ' secret ' + w['configured_password'])
-            if w['group']:
-                commands.append(user_cmd + ' group ' + w['group'])
-            elif w['groups']:
-                for group in w['groups']:
-                    commands.append(user_cmd + ' group ' + group)
+        if self._module.params['public_key_contents']:
+            key = self._module.params['public_key_contents']
+        elif self._module.params['public_key']:
+            readfile = open(self._module.params['public_key'], 'r')
+            key = readfile.read()
+        splitfile = key.split()[1]
 
-        elif state == 'present' and obj_in_have:
-            user_cmd = 'username ' + name
+        base64key = b64decode(splitfile)
+        base64file = open('/tmp/publickey_%s.b64' % (name), 'wb')
+        base64file.write(base64key)
+        base64file.close()
 
-            if module.params['update_password'] == 'always' and w['configured_password']:
-                commands.append(user_cmd + ' secret ' + w['configured_password'])
-            if w['group'] and w['group'] != obj_in_have['group']:
-                commands.append(user_cmd + ' group ' + w['group'])
-            elif w['groups']:
-                for group in w['groups']:
-                    commands.append(user_cmd + ' group ' + group)
+        return '/tmp/publickey_%s.b64' % (name)
 
-    return commands
+    def copy_key_to_node(self, base64keyfile):
+        """ Copy key to IOS-XR node. We use SFTP because older IOS-XR versions don't handle SCP very well.
+        """
+        if (self._module.params['host'] is None or self._module.params['provider']['host'] is None):
+            return False
 
+        if (self._module.params['username'] is None or self._module.params['provider']['username'] is None):
+            return False
 
-def map_config_to_obj(module):
-    data = get_config(module, config_filter='username')
-    users = data.strip().rstrip('!').split('!')
+        if self._module.params['aggregate']:
+            name = 'aggregate'
+        else:
+            name = self._module.params['name']
 
-    if not users:
-        return list()
+        src = base64keyfile
+        dst = '/harddisk:/publickey_%s.b64' % (name)
 
-    instances = list()
+        user = self._module.params['username'] or self._module.params['provider']['username']
+        node = self._module.params['host'] or self._module.params['provider']['host']
+        password = self._module.params['password'] or self._module.params['provider']['password']
+        ssh_keyfile = self._module.params['ssh_keyfile'] or self._module.params['provider']['ssh_keyfile']
 
-    for user in users:
-        user_config = user.strip().splitlines()
+        ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
+        ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
+        if not ssh_keyfile:
+            ssh.connect(node, username=user, password=password)
+        else:
+            ssh.connect(node, username=user, allow_agent=True)
+        sftp = ssh.open_sftp()
+        sftp.put(src, dst)
+        sftp.close()
+        ssh.close()
+
+    def addremovekey(self, command):
+        """ Add or remove key based on command
+        """
+        if (self._module.params['host'] is None or self._module.params['provider']['host'] is None):
+            return False
+
+        if (self._module.params['username'] is None or self._module.params['provider']['username'] is None):
+            return False
+
+        user = self._module.params['username'] or self._module.params['provider']['username']
+        node = self._module.params['host'] or self._module.params['provider']['host']
+        password = self._module.params['password'] or self._module.params['provider']['password']
+        ssh_keyfile = self._module.params['ssh_keyfile'] or self._module.params['provider']['ssh_keyfile']
+
+        ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
+        ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
+        if not ssh_keyfile:
+            ssh.connect(node, username=user, password=password)
+        else:
+            ssh.connect(node, username=user, allow_agent=True)
+        ssh_stdin, ssh_stdout, ssh_stderr = ssh.exec_command('%s \r' % (command))
+        readmsg = ssh_stdout.read(100)  # We need to read a bit to actually apply for some reason
+        if ('already' in readmsg) or ('removed' in readmsg) or ('really' in readmsg):
+            ssh_stdin.write('yes\r')
+        ssh_stdout.read(1)  # We need to read a bit to actually apply for some reason
+        ssh.close()
+
+        return readmsg
+
+    def run(self):
+        if self._module.params['state'] == 'present':
+            if not self._module.check_mode:
+                key = self.convert_key_to_base64()
+                copykeys = self.copy_key_to_node(key)
+                if copykeys is False:
+                    self._result['warnings'].append('Please set up your provider before running this playbook')
+
+                if self._module.params['aggregate']:
+                    for user in self._module.params['aggregate']:
+                        cmdtodo = "admin crypto key import authentication rsa username %s harddisk:/publickey_aggregate.b64" % (user)
+                        addremove = self.addremovekey(cmdtodo)
+                        if addremove is False:
+                            self._result['warnings'].append('Please set up your provider before running this playbook')
+                else:
+                    cmdtodo = "admin crypto key import authentication rsa username %s harddisk:/publickey_%s.b64" % \
+                              (self._module.params['name'], self._module.params['name'])
+                    addremove = self.addremovekey(cmdtodo)
+                    if addremove is False:
+                        self._result['warnings'].append('Please set up your provider before running this playbook')
+        elif self._module.params['state'] == 'absent':
+            if not self._module.check_mode:
+                if self._module.params['aggregate']:
+                    for user in self._module.params['aggregate']:
+                        cmdtodo = "admin crypto key zeroize authentication rsa username %s" % (user)
+                        addremove = self.addremovekey(cmdtodo)
+                        if addremove is False:
+                            self._result['warnings'].append('Please set up your provider before running this playbook')
+                else:
+                    cmdtodo = "admin crypto key zeroize authentication rsa username %s" % (self._module.params['name'])
+                    addremove = self.addremovekey(cmdtodo)
+                    if addremove is False:
+                        self._result['warnings'].append('Please set up your provider before running this playbook')
+        elif self._module.params['purge'] is True:
+            if not self._module.check_mode:
+                cmdtodo = "admin crypto key zeroize authentication rsa all"
+                addremove = self.addremovekey(cmdtodo)
+                if addremove is False:
+                    self._result['warnings'].append('Please set up your provider before running this playbook')
 
-        name = user_config[0].strip().split()[1]
-        group = None
+        return self._result
 
-        if len(user_config) > 1:
-            group_or_secret = user_config[1].strip().split()
-            if group_or_secret[0] == 'group':
-                group = group_or_secret[1]
 
-        obj = {
-            'name': name,
-            'state': 'present',
-            'configured_password': None,
-            'group': group
-        }
-        instances.append(obj)
+def search_obj_in_list(name, lst):
+    for o in lst:
+        if o['name'] == name:
+            return o
 
-    return instances
+    return None
 
 
-def get_param_value(key, item, module):
-    # if key doesn't exist in the item, get it from module.params
-    if not item.get(key):
-        value = module.params[key]
+class ConfigBase(object):
+    def __init__(self, module, result, flag=None):
+        self._module = module
+        self._result = result
+        self._want = list()
+        self._have = list()
 
-    # if key does exist, do a type check on it to validate it
-    else:
-        value_type = module.argument_spec[key].get('type', 'str')
-        type_checker = module._CHECK_ARGUMENT_TYPES_DISPATCHER[value_type]
-        type_checker(item[key])
-        value = item[key]
+    def get_param_value(self, key, item):
+        # if key doesn't exist in the item, get it from module.params
+        if not item.get(key):
+            value = self._module.params[key]
 
-    # validate the param value (if validator func exists)
-    validator = globals().get('validate_%s' % key)
-    if all((value, validator)):
-        validator(value, module)
+        # if key does exist, do a type check on it to validate it
+        else:
+            value_type = self._module.argument_spec[key].get('type', 'str')
+            type_checker = self._module._CHECK_ARGUMENT_TYPES_DISPATCHER[value_type]
+            type_checker(item[key])
+            value = item[key]
 
-    return value
+        # validate the param value (if validator func exists)
+        validator = globals().get('validate_%s' % key)
+        if all((value, validator)):
+            validator(value, self._module)
 
+        return value
 
-def map_params_to_obj(module):
-    users = module.params['aggregate']
+    def map_params_to_obj(self):
+        users = self._module.params['aggregate']
 
-    if not users:
-        if not module.params['name'] and module.params['purge']:
-            return list()
-        elif not module.params['name']:
-            module.fail_json(msg='username is required')
-        else:
-            aggregate = [{'name': module.params['name']}]
-    else:
         aggregate = list()
-        for item in users:
-            if not isinstance(item, dict):
-                aggregate.append({'name': item})
-            elif 'name' not in item:
-                module.fail_json(msg='name is required')
+        if not users:
+            if not self._module.params['name'] and self._module.params['purge']:
+                pass
+            elif not self._module.params['name']:
+                self._module.fail_json(msg='username is required')
             else:
-                aggregate.append(item)
-
-    objects = list()
-
-    for item in aggregate:
-        get_value = partial(get_param_value, item=item, module=module)
-        item['configured_password'] = get_value('configured_password')
-        item['group'] = get_value('group')
-        item['groups'] = get_value('groups')
-        item['state'] = get_value('state')
-        objects.append(item)
-
-    return objects
-
-
-def convert_key_to_base64(module):
-    """ IOS-XR only accepts base64 decoded files, this converts the public key to a temp file.
-    """
-    if module.params['aggregate']:
-        name = 'aggregate'
-    else:
-        name = module.params['name']
-
-    if module.params['public_key_contents']:
-        key = module.params['public_key_contents']
-    elif module.params['public_key']:
-        readfile = open(module.params['public_key'], 'r')
-        key = readfile.read()
-    splitfile = key.split()[1]
-
-    base64key = b64decode(splitfile)
-    base64file = open('/tmp/publickey_%s.b64' % (name), 'wb')
-    base64file.write(base64key)
-    base64file.close()
-
-    return '/tmp/publickey_%s.b64' % (name)
-
-
-def copy_key_to_node(module, base64keyfile):
-    """ Copy key to IOS-XR node. We use SFTP because older IOS-XR versions don't handle SCP very well.
-    """
-    if (module.params['host'] is None or module.params['provider']['host'] is None):
-        return False
-
-    if (module.params['username'] is None or module.params['provider']['username'] is None):
-        return False
-
-    if module.params['aggregate']:
-        name = 'aggregate'
-    else:
-        name = module.params['name']
-
-    src = base64keyfile
-    dst = '/harddisk:/publickey_%s.b64' % (name)
-
-    user = module.params['username'] or module.params['provider']['username']
-    node = module.params['host'] or module.params['provider']['host']
-    password = module.params['password'] or module.params['provider']['password']
-    ssh_keyfile = module.params['ssh_keyfile'] or module.params['provider']['ssh_keyfile']
-
-    ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
-    ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
-    if not ssh_keyfile:
-        ssh.connect(node, username=user, password=password)
-    else:
-        ssh.connect(node, username=user, allow_agent=True)
-    sftp = ssh.open_sftp()
-    sftp.put(src, dst)
-    sftp.close()
-    ssh.close()
-
-
-def addremovekey(module, command):
-    """ Add or remove key based on command
-    """
-    if (module.params['host'] is None or module.params['provider']['host'] is None):
-        return False
+                aggregate = [{'name': self._module.params['name']}]
+        else:
+            for item in users:
+                if not isinstance(item, dict):
+                    aggregate.append({'name': item})
+                elif 'name' not in item:
+                    self._module.fail_json(msg='name is required')
+                else:
+                    aggregate.append(item)
+
+        for item in aggregate:
+            get_value = partial(self.get_param_value, item=item)
+            item['configured_password'] = get_value('configured_password')
+            item['group'] = get_value('group')
+            item['groups'] = get_value('groups')
+            item['state'] = get_value('state')
+            self._want.append(item)
+
+
+class CliConfiguration(ConfigBase):
+    def __init__(self, module, result):
+        super(CliConfiguration, self).__init__(module, result)
+
+    def map_config_to_obj(self):
+        data = get_config(self._module, config_filter='username')
+        users = data.strip().rstrip('!').split('!')
+
+        for user in users:
+            user_config = user.strip().splitlines()
+
+            name = user_config[0].strip().split()[1]
+            group = None
+
+            if len(user_config) > 1:
+                group_or_secret = user_config[1].strip().split()
+                if group_or_secret[0] == 'group':
+                    group = group_or_secret[1]
+
+            obj = {
+                'name': name,
+                'state': 'present',
+                'configured_password': None,
+                'group': group
+            }
+            self._have.append(obj)
+
+    def map_obj_to_commands(self):
+        commands = list()
+
+        for w in self._want:
+            name = w['name']
+            state = w['state']
+
+            obj_in_have = search_obj_in_list(name, self._have)
+
+            if state == 'absent' and obj_in_have:
+                commands.append('no username ' + name)
+            elif state == 'present' and not obj_in_have:
+                user_cmd = 'username ' + name
+                commands.append(user_cmd)
+
+                if w['configured_password']:
+                    commands.append(user_cmd + ' secret ' + w['configured_password'])
+                if w['group']:
+                    commands.append(user_cmd + ' group ' + w['group'])
+                elif w['groups']:
+                    for group in w['groups']:
+                        commands.append(user_cmd + ' group ' + group)
+
+            elif state == 'present' and obj_in_have:
+                user_cmd = 'username ' + name
+
+                if self._module.params['update_password'] == 'always' and w['configured_password']:
+                    commands.append(user_cmd + ' secret ' + w['configured_password'])
+                if w['group'] and w['group'] != obj_in_have['group']:
+                    commands.append(user_cmd + ' group ' + w['group'])
+                elif w['groups']:
+                    for group in w['groups']:
+                        commands.append(user_cmd + ' group ' + group)
+
+        if self._module.params['purge']:
+            want_users = [x['name'] for x in self._want]
+            have_users = [x['name'] for x in self._have]
+            for item in set(have_users).difference(set(want_users)):
+                if item != 'admin':
+                    commands.append('no username %s' % item)
+
+        if 'no username admin' in commands:
+            self._module.fail_json(msg='cannot delete the `admin` account')
+
+        self._result['commands'] = []
+        if commands:
+            commit = not self._module.check_mode
+            diff = load_config(self._module, commands, commit=commit)
+            if diff:
+                self._result['diff'] = dict(prepared=diff)
+
+            self._result['commands'] = commands
+            self._result['changed'] = True
+
+    def run(self):
+        self.map_params_to_obj()
+        self.map_config_to_obj()
+        self.map_obj_to_commands()
+
+        return self._result
+
+
+class NCConfiguration(ConfigBase):
+    def __init__(self, module, result):
+        super(NCConfiguration, self).__init__(module, result)
+        self._locald_meta = collections.OrderedDict()
+        self._locald_group_meta = collections.OrderedDict()
+
+    def generate_md5_hash(self, arg):
+        '''
+        Generate MD5 hash with randomly generated salt size of 3.
+        :param arg:
+        :return passwd:
+        '''
+        cmd = "openssl passwd -salt `openssl rand -base64 3` -1 "
+        return os.popen(cmd + arg).readlines()[0].strip()
+
+    def map_obj_to_xml_rpc(self):
+        self._locald_meta.update([
+            ('aaa_locald', {'xpath': 'aaa/usernames', 'tag': True, 'ns': True}),
+            ('username', {'xpath': 'aaa/usernames/username', 'tag': True, 'attrib': "operation"}),
+            ('a:name', {'xpath': 'aaa/usernames/username/name'}),
+            ('a:configured_password', {'xpath': 'aaa/usernames/username/secret', 'operation': 'edit'}),
+        ])
+
+        self._locald_group_meta.update([
+            ('aaa_locald', {'xpath': 'aaa/usernames', 'tag': True, 'ns': True}),
+            ('username', {'xpath': 'aaa/usernames/username', 'tag': True, 'attrib': "operation"}),
+            ('a:name', {'xpath': 'aaa/usernames/username/name'}),
+            ('usergroups', {'xpath': 'aaa/usernames/username/usergroup-under-usernames', 'tag': True, 'operation': 'edit'}),
+            ('usergroup', {'xpath': 'aaa/usernames/username/usergroup-under-usernames/usergroup-under-username', 'tag': True, 'operation': 'edit'}),
+            ('a:group', {'xpath': 'aaa/usernames/username/usergroup-under-usernames/usergroup-under-username/name', 'operation': 'edit'}),
+        ])
+
+        state = self._module.params['state']
+        _get_filter = build_xml('aaa', opcode="filter")
+        running = get_config(self._module, source='running', config_filter=_get_filter)
+
+        elements = etree_findall(running, 'username')
+        users = list()
+        for element in elements:
+            name_list = etree_findall(element, 'name')
+            users.append(name_list[0].text)
+            list_size = len(name_list)
+            if list_size == 1:
+                self._have.append({'name': name_list[0].text, 'group': None, 'groups': None})
+            elif list_size == 2:
+                self._have.append({'name': name_list[0].text, 'group': name_list[1].text, 'groups': None})
+            elif list_size > 2:
+                name_iter = iter(name_list)
+                next(name_iter)
+                tmp_list = list()
+                for name in name_iter:
+                    tmp_list.append(name.text)
+
+                self._have.append({'name': name_list[0].text, 'group': None, 'groups': tmp_list})
+
+        locald_params = list()
+        locald_group_params = list()
+        opcode = None
+
+        if state == 'absent':
+            opcode = "delete"
+            for want_item in self._want:
+                if want_item['name'] in users:
+                    want_item['configured_password'] = None
+                    locald_params.append(want_item)
+        elif state == 'present':
+            opcode = "merge"
+            for want_item in self._want:
+                if want_item['name'] not in users:
+                    want_item['configured_password'] = self.generate_md5_hash(want_item['configured_password'])
+                    locald_params.append(want_item)
+
+                    if want_item['group'] is not None:
+                        locald_group_params.append(want_item)
+                    if want_item['groups'] is not None:
+                        for group in want_item['groups']:
+                            want_item['group'] = group
+                            locald_group_params.append(want_item.copy())
+                else:
+                    if self._module.params['update_password'] == 'always' and want_item['configured_password'] is not None:
+                        want_item['configured_password'] = self.generate_md5_hash(want_item['configured_password'])
+                        locald_params.append(want_item)
+                    else:
+                        want_item['configured_password'] = None
+
+                    obj_in_have = search_obj_in_list(want_item['name'], self._have)
+                    if want_item['group'] is not None and want_item['group'] != obj_in_have['group']:
+                        locald_group_params.append(want_item)
+                    elif want_item['groups'] is not None:
+                        for group in want_item['groups']:
+                            want_item['group'] = group
+                            locald_group_params.append(want_item.copy())
+
+        purge_params = list()
+        if self._module.params['purge']:
+            want_users = [x['name'] for x in self._want]
+            have_users = [x['name'] for x in self._have]
+            for item in set(have_users).difference(set(want_users)):
+                if item != 'admin':
+                    purge_params.append({'name': item})
+
+        self._result['xml'] = []
+        _edit_filter_list = list()
+        if opcode is not None:
+            if locald_params:
+                _edit_filter_list.append(build_xml('aaa', xmap=self._locald_meta,
+                                                   params=locald_params, opcode=opcode))
+
+            if locald_group_params:
+                _edit_filter_list.append(build_xml('aaa', xmap=self._locald_group_meta,
+                                                   params=locald_group_params, opcode=opcode))
+
+            if purge_params:
+                _edit_filter_list.append(build_xml('aaa', xmap=self._locald_meta,
+                                                   params=purge_params, opcode="delete"))
+
+        diff = None
+        if _edit_filter_list:
+            commit = not self._module.check_mode
+            diff = load_config(self._module, _edit_filter_list, commit=commit, running=running,
+                               nc_get_filter=_get_filter)
 
-    if (module.params['username'] is None or module.params['provider']['username'] is None):
-        return False
+        if diff:
+            if self._module._diff:
+                self._result['diff'] = dict(prepared=diff)
 
-    user = module.params['username'] or module.params['provider']['username']
-    node = module.params['host'] or module.params['provider']['host']
-    password = module.params['password'] or module.params['provider']['password']
-    ssh_keyfile = module.params['ssh_keyfile'] or module.params['provider']['ssh_keyfile']
+            self._result['xml'] = _edit_filter_list
+            self._result['changed'] = True
 
-    ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
-    ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
-    if not ssh_keyfile:
-        ssh.connect(node, username=user, password=password)
-    else:
-        ssh.connect(node, username=user, allow_agent=True)
-    ssh_stdin, ssh_stdout, ssh_stderr = ssh.exec_command('%s \r' % (command))
-    readmsg = ssh_stdout.read(100)  # We need to read a bit to actually apply for some reason
-    if ('already' in readmsg) or ('removed' in readmsg) or ('really' in readmsg):
-        ssh_stdin.write('yes\r')
-    ssh_stdout.read(1)  # We need to read a bit to actually apply for some reason
-    ssh.close()
+    def run(self):
+        self.map_params_to_obj()
+        self.map_obj_to_xml_rpc()
 
-    return readmsg
+        return self._result
 
 
 def main():
@@ -422,14 +650,16 @@ def main():
     # remove default in aggregate spec, to handle common arguments
     remove_default_spec(aggregate_spec)
 
+    mutually_exclusive = [('name', 'aggregate'), ('public_key', 'public_key_contents'), ('group', 'groups')]
+
     argument_spec = dict(
-        aggregate=dict(type='list', elements='dict', options=aggregate_spec, aliases=['users', 'collection']),
+        aggregate=dict(type='list', elements='dict', options=aggregate_spec, aliases=['users', 'collection'],
+                       mutually_exclusive=mutually_exclusive),
         purge=dict(type='bool', default=False)
     )
 
     argument_spec.update(element_spec)
     argument_spec.update(iosxr_argument_spec)
-    mutually_exclusive = [('name', 'aggregate'), ('public_key', 'public_key_contents'), ('group', 'groups')]
 
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
                            mutually_exclusive=mutually_exclusive,
@@ -447,77 +677,27 @@ def main():
                     'installed. It can be installed using `pip install paramiko`'
             )
 
-    warnings = list()
+    result = {'changed': False, 'warnings': []}
     if module.params['password'] and not module.params['configured_password']:
-        warnings.append(
+        result['warnings'].append(
             'The "password" argument is used to authenticate the current connection. ' +
             'To set a user password use "configured_password" instead.'
         )
 
-    result = {'changed': False}
-
-    want = map_params_to_obj(module)
-    have = map_config_to_obj(module)
-
-    commands = map_obj_to_commands((want, have), module)
-
-    if module.params['purge']:
-        want_users = [x['name'] for x in want]
-        have_users = [x['name'] for x in have]
-        for item in set(have_users).difference(want_users):
-            if item != 'admin':
-                commands.append('no username %s' % item)
-
-    result['commands'] = commands
-    result['warnings'] = warnings
+    config_object = None
+    if is_cliconf(module):
+        module.deprecate(msg="cli support for 'iosxr_user' is deprecated. Use transport netconf instead",
+                         version="4 releases from v2.5")
+        config_object = CliConfiguration(module, result)
+    elif is_netconf(module):
+        config_object = NCConfiguration(module, result)
 
-    if 'no username admin' in commands:
-        module.fail_json(msg='cannot delete the `admin` account')
+    if config_object:
+        result = config_object.run()
 
-    if commands:
-        commit = not module.check_mode
-        diff = load_config(module, commands, commit=commit)
-        if diff:
-            result['diff'] = dict(prepared=diff)
-        result['changed'] = True
-
-    if module.params['state'] == 'present' and (module.params['public_key_contents'] or module.params['public_key']):
-        if not module.check_mode:
-            key = convert_key_to_base64(module)
-            copykeys = copy_key_to_node(module, key)
-            if copykeys is False:
-                warnings.append('Please set up your provider before running this playbook')
-
-            if module.params['aggregate']:
-                for user in module.params['aggregate']:
-                    cmdtodo = "admin crypto key import authentication rsa username %s harddisk:/publickey_aggregate.b64" % (user)
-                    addremove = addremovekey(module, cmdtodo)
-                    if addremove is False:
-                        warnings.append('Please set up your provider before running this playbook')
-            else:
-                cmdtodo = "admin crypto key import authentication rsa username %s harddisk:/publickey_%s.b64" % (module.params['name'], module.params['name'])
-                addremove = addremovekey(module, cmdtodo)
-                if addremove is False:
-                    warnings.append('Please set up your provider before running this playbook')
-    elif module.params['state'] == 'absent':
-        if not module.check_mode:
-            if module.params['aggregate']:
-                for user in module.params['aggregate']:
-                    cmdtodo = "admin crypto key zeroize authentication rsa username %s" % (user)
-                    addremove = addremovekey(module, cmdtodo)
-                    if addremove is False:
-                        warnings.append('Please set up your provider before running this playbook')
-            else:
-                cmdtodo = "admin crypto key zeroize authentication rsa username %s" % (module.params['name'])
-                addremove = addremovekey(module, cmdtodo)
-                if addremove is False:
-                    warnings.append('Please set up your provider before running this playbook')
-    elif module.params['purge'] is True:
-        if not module.check_mode:
-            cmdtodo = "admin crypto key zeroize authentication rsa all"
-            addremove = addremovekey(module, cmdtodo)
-            if addremove is False:
-                warnings.append('Please set up your provider before running this playbook')
+    if module.params['public_key_contents'] or module.params['public_key']:
+        pubkey_object = PublicKeyManager(module, result)
+        result = pubkey_object.run()
 
     module.exit_json(**result)
 


Test patch:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_interface/tests/netconf/net_interface.yaml b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_interface/tests/netconf/net_interface.yaml
--- a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_interface/tests/netconf/net_interface.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_interface/tests/netconf/net_interface.yaml
@@ -4,13 +4,6 @@
 # Add minimal testcase to check args are passed correctly to
 # implementation module and module run is successful.
 
-- name: Enable Netconf service
-  iosxr_netconf:
-    netconf_port: 830
-    netconf_vrf: 'default'
-    state: present
-  register: result
-
 - name: Setup interface
   net_interface:
     name: GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tasks/cli.yaml b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tasks/cli.yaml
--- a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tasks/cli.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tasks/cli.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 ---
+- name: collect all common test cases
+  find:
+    paths: "{{ role_path }}/tests/common"
+    patterns: "{{ testcase }}.yaml"
+  register: common_test_cases
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
 - name: collect all cli test cases
   find:
     paths: "{{ role_path }}/tests/cli"
@@ -6,6 +13,10 @@
   register: test_cases
   delegate_to: localhost
 
+- set_fact:
+    test_cases:
+      files: "{{ common_test_cases.files }} + {{ test_cases.files }}"
+
 - name: set test_items
   set_fact: test_items="{{ test_cases.files | map(attribute='path') | list }}"
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tasks/main.yaml b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tasks/main.yaml
--- a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
 - { include: cli.yaml, tags: ['cli'] }
+- { include: netconf.yaml, tags: ['netconf'] }
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tasks/netconf.yaml b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tasks/netconf.yaml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tasks/netconf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+- name: collect all common test cases
+  find:
+    paths: "{{ role_path }}/tests/common"
+    patterns: "{{ testcase }}.yaml"
+  register: common_test_cases
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: collect all netconf test cases
+  find:
+    paths: "{{ role_path }}/tests/netconf"
+    patterns: "{{ testcase }}.yaml"
+  register: test_cases
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- set_fact:
+    test_cases:
+      files: "{{ common_test_cases.files }} + {{ test_cases.files }}"
+
+- name: set test_items
+  set_fact: test_items="{{ test_cases.files | map(attribute='path') | list }}"
+
+- name: run test case (connection=local)
+  include: "{{ test_case_to_run }} ansible_connection=local"
+  with_items: "{{ test_items }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: test_case_to_run
+
+#- name: run test case (connection=netconf)
+  #include: "{{ test_case_to_run }} ansible_connection=network_cli"
+  #with_items: "{{ test_items }}"
+  #loop_control:
+  #  loop_var: test_case_to_run
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tests/cli/auth.yaml b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tests/common/auth.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tests/cli/auth.yaml
rename to test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tests/common/auth.yaml
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tests/netconf/basic.yaml b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tests/netconf/basic.yaml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_user/tests/netconf/basic.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+---
+- name: Remove users prior to tests
+  iosxr_config:
+    lines:
+      - no username ansible1
+      - no username ansible2
+      - no username ansible3
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+
+- name: Create user (SetUp)
+  iosxr_user:
+    name: ansible1
+    configured_password: password
+    state: present
+    provider: "{{ netconf }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"ansible1" in result.xml[0]'
+      - '"secret" in result.xml[0]'
+
+- name: Create user with update_password always (not idempotent)
+  iosxr_user:
+    name: ansible1
+    configured_password: password
+    update_password: always
+    state: present
+    provider: "{{ netconf }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"ansible1" in result.xml[0]'
+      - '"secret" in result.xml[0]'
+
+- name: Create user again with update_password on_create (idempotent)
+  iosxr_user:
+    name: ansible1
+    configured_password: password
+    update_password: on_create
+    state: present
+    provider: "{{ netconf }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == false'
+      - 'result.xml | length == 0'
+
+- name: Modify user group
+  iosxr_user:
+    name: ansible1
+    configured_password: password
+    update_password: on_create
+    group: sysadmin
+    state: present
+    provider: "{{ netconf }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"ansible1" in result.xml[0]'
+      - '"sysadmin" in result.xml[0]'
+
+- name: Modify user group again (idempotent)
+  iosxr_user:
+    name: ansible1
+    configured_password: password
+    update_password: on_create
+    group: sysadmin
+    state: present
+    provider: "{{ netconf }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == false'
+      - 'result.xml | length == 0'
+
+- name: Collection of users (SetUp)
+  iosxr_user:
+    aggregate:
+      - name: ansible2
+      - name: ansible3
+    configured_password: password
+    state: present
+    group: sysadmin
+    provider: "{{ netconf }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"ansible2" in result.xml[0]'
+      - '"secret" in result.xml[0]'
+      - '"sysadmin" in result.xml[1]'
+      - '"ansible2" in result.xml[0]'
+      - '"secret" in result.xml[0]'
+      - '"sysadmin" in result.xml[1]'
+
+- name: Add collection of users again with update_password always (not idempotent)
+  iosxr_user:
+    aggregate:
+      - name: ansible2
+      - name: ansible3
+    configured_password: password
+    state: present
+    group: sysadmin
+    provider: "{{ netconf }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"ansible2" in result.xml[0]'
+      - '"ansible3" in result.xml[0]'
+      - '"secret" in result.xml[0]'
+
+- name: Add collection of users again with update_password on_create (idempotent)
+  iosxr_user:
+    aggregate:
+      - name: ansible2
+      - name: ansible3
+    configured_password: password
+    update_password: on_create
+    state: present
+    group: sysadmin
+    provider: "{{ netconf }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == false'
+      - 'result.xml | length == 0'
+
+- name: Delete collection of users
+  iosxr_user:
+    aggregate:
+      - name: ansible1
+      - name: ansible2
+      - name: ansible3
+    state: absent
+    provider: "{{ netconf }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"ansible1" in result.xml[0]'
+      - '"ansible2" in result.xml[0]'
+      - '"ansible3" in result.xml[0]'
+
+- name: Delete collection of users again (idempotent)
+  iosxr_user:
+    aggregate:
+      - name: ansible1
+      - name: ansible2
+      - name: ansible3
+    state: absent
+    provider: "{{ netconf }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == false'
+      - 'result.xml | length == 0'
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_user.py b/test/units/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_user.py
--- a/test/units/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_user.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_user.py
@@ -38,15 +38,20 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.mock_load_config = patch('ansible.modules.network.iosxr.iosxr_user.load_config')
         self.load_config = self.mock_load_config.start()
 
+        self.mock_is_cliconf = patch('ansible.modules.network.iosxr.iosxr_user.is_cliconf')
+        self.is_cliconf = self.mock_is_cliconf.start()
+
     def tearDown(self):
         super(TestIosxrUserModule, self).tearDown()
 
         self.mock_get_config.stop()
         self.mock_load_config.stop()
+        self.mock_is_cliconf.stop()
 
     def load_fixtures(self, commands=None, transport='cli'):
         self.get_config.return_value = load_fixture('iosxr_user_config.cfg')
         self.load_config.return_value = dict(diff=None, session='session')
+        self.is_cliconf.return_value = True
 
     def test_iosxr_user_delete(self):
         set_module_args(dict(name='ansible', state='absent'))