- hosts: localhost tasks: - name: "openssh/config : Populate sshd_config" template: src: files/openssh_sshd_config dest: /etc/ssh/sshd_config mode: "0644" owner: root group: root - name: "openssh/config : Configure root .ssh directory" file: state: directory path: /root/.ssh mode: "0755" owner: root group: root - name: "openssh/config : Configure root authorized_keys" template: src: files/openssh_authorized_keys dest: /root/.ssh/authorized_keys mode: "0644" owner: root group: root