Do not manage /var/run/sshd on CentOS7 fixes #27

defaults/main.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ sshd_skip_defaults: false
 sshd_manage_service: "{{ false if ansible_virtualization_type == 'docker' else true }}"
 # If the below is false, don't reload the ssh deamon on change
 sshd_allow_reload: "{{ sshd_manage_service }}"
+# If the below is false, don't manage /var/run/sshd directory
+sshd_manage_var_run: "{{ false if ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_major_version == '7' }}"
 # Empty dicts to avoid errors
 sshd: {}
 

tasks/main.yml

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     path: /var/run/sshd
     state: directory
     mode: 0755
+  when: sshd_manage_var_run
   tags:
     - sshd