--- - name: Make sure openssh is installed before creating backup ansible.builtin.package: name: openssh-server state: present - name: Make sure openssh has runtime directory on debian ansible.builtin.file: path: /run/sshd state: directory owner: root group: root mode: "0755" when: - ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'Debian' - name: Define common variables ansible.builtin.set_fact: main_sshd_config: /etc/ssh/sshd_config main_sshd_config_name: sshd_config main_sshd_config_path: /etc/ssh/ - name: Define specific variables ansible.builtin.set_fact: main_sshd_config: /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/00-ansible_system_role.conf main_sshd_config_name: 00-ansible_system_role.conf main_sshd_config_path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/ when: - (ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'RedHat' and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version']|int > 8) or (ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version']|int >= 22)