--- - name: Prepare hosts: all tasks: - name: ensure openssh installed yum: name: openssh-server, openssh-clients, sshpass state: installed - name: ensure sshd is running service: name: sshd state: started enabled: true - name: ensure nologin files are absent file: path: "{{ item }}" state: absent with_items: - /etc/nologin - /var/run/nologin