--- - name: Prepare hosts: all tasks: - name: Ensure Pre-Requisites are installed yum: name: > openssh-server, openssh-clients, sshpass, passwd 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