[FEATURE]: ensure idrac_user user_password behaves the same as the ansible.builtin.user module

[RobVerduijn]

Describe the solution you'd like

Please make it so that when I use the module idrac_user with the option user_password it behaves the same as the ansible.builtin.user module with the options password and update_password.

I've been hitting issue idrac_user not idempotent #321
After reading it was closed with instructions not to use 'user_password' if you want an idempotent playbook.

But there is no way to check if the passwords of a particular user needs to be set if it is not the right one.
This makes it rather hard to write an idempotent script which sets passwords for users.

I think idrac_user module should behave as the ansible.builtin.user module

With the ansible.builtin.user module you manage the password setting behavior with the update_password option.

• setting always will only set the password if it differs
• setting on_create will only set the password

Describe alternatives you've considered
Using the new idrac_user_info module allows the listing all users and could be used to create a workaround to get the same result as the on_create.

I have not yet found a workaround to get the same results as the always option (only update if it differs)

Rob

[sachin-apa]

@RobVerduijn Thanks for Feature, iDRAC user GET API is not returning the password field as part of the reposnse and hence we cannot check if the input password is same or not.
if we add update_password with options always and on_create i don't think it will help in the modify case.

Open for discussion and checking internally what can be done

@anupamaloke