diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_local_role_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_local_role_facts.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright: (c) 2018, Abhijeet Kasurde <akasurde@redhat.com>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {
+    'metadata_version': '1.1',
+    'status': ['preview'],
+    'supported_by': 'community'
+}
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: vmware_local_role_facts
+short_description: Gather facts about local roles on an ESXi host
+description:
+    - This module can be used to gather facts about local role facts on an ESXi host
+version_added: 2.7
+author:
+- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
+notes:
+    - Tested on ESXi 6.5
+    - Be sure that the ESXi user used for login, has the appropriate rights to view roles
+requirements:
+    - "python >= 2.6"
+    - PyVmomi
+extends_documentation_fragment: vmware.documentation
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Gather facts about local role from an ESXi
+  vmware_local_role_facts:
+    hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
+    username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
+    password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
+  register: fact_details
+  delegate_to: localhost
+- name: Get Admin privileges
+  set_fact:
+    admin_priv: "{{ fact_details.local_role_facts['Admin']['privileges'] }}"
+- debug:
+    msg: "{{ admin_priv }}"
+'''
+
+RETURN = r'''
+local_role_facts:
+    description: Facts about role present on ESXi host
+    returned: always
+    type: dict
+    sample: {
+        "AnsiUser1": {
+            "privileges": [
+                "Alarm.Acknowledge",
+                "Alarm.Create",
+                "Alarm.Delete",
+                "Alarm.DisableActions",
+            ],
+            "role_id": -12,
+            "role_info_label": "Ansible User",
+            "role_info_summary": "Ansible Automation user",
+            "role_system": true
+        },
+        "NoAccess": {
+            "privileges": [],
+            "role_id": -5,
+            "role_info_label": "No access",
+            "role_info_summary": "Used for restricting granted access",
+            "role_system": true
+        },
+        "View": {
+            "privileges": [
+                "System.Anonymous",
+                "System.View"
+            ],
+            "role_id": -3,
+            "role_info_label": "View",
+            "role_info_summary": "Visibility access (cannot be granted)",
+            "role_system": true
+        }
+    }
+'''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.vmware import PyVmomi, vmware_argument_spec
+
+
+class VMwareLocalRoleFacts(PyVmomi):
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        super(VMwareLocalRoleFacts, self).__init__(module)
+        self.module = module
+        self.params = module.params
+
+        if self.content.authorizationManager is None:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to get local authorization manager settings.",
+                                  details="It seems that %s is a vCenter server "
+                                          "instead of an ESXi server" % self.params['hostname'])
+
+    def gather_local_role_facts(self):
+        results = dict()
+        for role in self.content.authorizationManager.roleList:
+            results[role.name] = dict(
+                role_id=role.roleId,
+                privileges=[priv_name for priv_name in role.privilege],
+                role_system=role.system,
+                role_info_label=role.info.label,
+                role_info_summary=role.info.summary,
+            )
+
+        self.module.exit_json(changed=False, local_role_facts=results)
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = vmware_argument_spec()
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                           supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    vmware_local_role_facts = VMwareLocalRoleFacts(module)
+    vmware_local_role_facts.gather_local_role_facts()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_local_role_facts/aliases b/test/integration/targets/vmware_local_role_facts/aliases
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+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_local_role_facts/aliases
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+shippable/vcenter/group1
+cloud/vcenter
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_local_role_facts/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_local_role_facts/tasks/main.yml
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+# Test code for the vmware_local_role_facts module
+# Copyright: (c) 2018, Abhijeet Kasurde <akasurde@redhat.com>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+- name: store the vcenter container ip
+  set_fact:
+    vcsim: "{{ lookup('env', 'vcenter_host') }}"
+- debug: var=vcsim
+
+- name: Wait for Flask controller to come up online
+  wait_for:
+    host: "{{ vcsim }}"
+    port: 5000
+    state: started
+
+- name: kill vcsim
+  uri:
+    url: http://{{ vcsim }}:5000/killall
+
+- name: start vcsim
+  uri:
+    url: http://{{ vcsim }}:5000/spawn?esx=1
+  register: vcsim_instance
+
+- name: Wait for Flask controller to come up online
+  wait_for:
+    host: "{{ vcsim }}"
+    port: 443
+    state: started
+
+- debug: var=vcsim_instance
+
+- name: Gather facts about local role on ESXi
+  vmware_local_role_facts:
+    hostname: "{{ vcsim }}"
+    username: "{{ vcsim_instance['json']['username'] }}"
+    password: "{{ vcsim_instance['json']['password'] }}"
+    validate_certs: no
+  register: fact_details
+
+- name: verify if role is defined
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "{{ fact_details.changed == false }}"
+      - "{{ fact_details.local_role_facts['Admin']['privileges'] is defined }}"
+      - "{{ fact_details.local_role_facts['Admin']['role_id'] is defined }}"
+      - "{{ fact_details.local_role_facts['Admin']['role_info_label'] is defined }}"
+      - "{{ fact_details.local_role_facts['Admin']['role_info_summary'] is defined }}"
+      - "{{ fact_details.local_role_facts['Admin']['role_system'] is defined }}"
+
+
+- name: Gather facts about local role on ESXi in check mode
+  vmware_local_role_facts:
+    hostname: "{{ vcsim }}"
+    username: "{{ vcsim_instance['json']['username'] }}"
+    password: "{{ vcsim_instance['json']['password'] }}"
+    validate_certs: no
+  register: fact_details
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: verify if role is defined in check mode
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "{{ fact_details.changed == false }}"
+      - "{{ fact_details.local_role_facts['Admin']['privileges'] is defined }}"
+      - "{{ fact_details.local_role_facts['Admin']['role_id'] is defined }}"
+      - "{{ fact_details.local_role_facts['Admin']['role_info_label'] is defined }}"
+      - "{{ fact_details.local_role_facts['Admin']['role_info_summary'] is defined }}"
+      - "{{ fact_details.local_role_facts['Admin']['role_system'] is defined }}"