--- - name: Reload the SSH service service: name: "{{ sshd_service }}" state: reloaded when: - sshd_allow_reload|bool - ansible_virtualization_type|default(None) != 'docker' - ansible_virtualization_type|default(None) != 'podman' - ansible_virtualization_type|default(None) != 'VirtualPC' # for Github Actions - ansible_connection != 'chroot' - ansible_os_family != 'AIX' listen: reload_sshd # sshd on AIX cannot be 'reloaded', it must be Stopped+Started. # It's dangerous to do this in two tasks.. you're stopping SSH and then trying to SSH back in to start it. # Instead, use a dirty shell script: # https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/brian/entry/scripting_the_stop_and_restart_of_src_controlled_processes_on_aix6 - name: Reload sshd Service (AIX) shell: | stopsrc -s sshd until $(lssrc -s sshd | grep -q inoperative); do sleep 1; done startsrc -s sshd listen: reload_sshd when: - sshd_allow_reload|bool - ansible_os_family == 'AIX'