--- - hosts: all vars: __sshd_test_backup_files: - /etc/ssh/sshd_config - /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/00-ansible_system_role.conf tasks: - name: Backup configuration files ansible.builtin.include_tasks: tasks/backup.yml - name: Find old backups files ansible.builtin.find: paths: "{{ main_sshd_config_path }}" patterns: "{{ main_sshd_config_name }}.*@*~" register: backup_files - name: Remove old backup files ansible.builtin.file: path: "{{ item.path }}" state: absent with_items: "{{ backup_files.files }}" - name: Configure sshd without creating backup ansible.builtin.include_role: name: ansible-sshd vars: sshd_backup: false - name: Find new backups files ansible.builtin.find: paths: "{{ main_sshd_config_path }}" patterns: "{{ main_sshd_config_name }}.*@*~" register: no_backup - name: Configure sshd again with different configuration and with backup ansible.builtin.include_role: name: ansible-sshd vars: sshd_Banner: /tmp/banner # noqa var-naming register: second_run - name: Find new backups files ansible.builtin.find: paths: "{{ main_sshd_config_path }}" patterns: "{{ main_sshd_config_name }}.*@*~" register: new_backup - name: Verify the backup was not done in the first attempt, but in the second one ansible.builtin.assert: that: - no_backup.files == [] - new_backup.files != [] - name: Restore configuration files ansible.builtin.include_tasks: tasks/restore.yml