ansible-sshd/tasks/install_config.yml

---
- name: Create a directory for drop-in configuration snippets
  ansible.builtin.file:
    path: "{{ sshd_config_file | dirname }}"
    state: directory
    mode: "{{ sshd_drop_in_dir_mode }}"
  when:
    - sshd_main_config_file is not none
    - sshd_config_file | dirname != sshd_main_config_file | dirname

- name: Create the complete configuration file
  ansible.builtin.template:
    src: sshd_config.j2
    dest: "{{ sshd_config_file }}"
    owner: "{{ sshd_config_owner }}"
    group: "{{ sshd_config_group }}"
    mode: "{{ sshd_config_mode }}"
    validate: >-
      {% if not __sshd_supports_validate %}
        true %s
      {% elif sshd_test_hostkey is defined and sshd_test_hostkey.path is defined %}
        {{ sshd_binary }} -t -f %s -h {{ sshd_test_hostkey.path }}/rsa_key
      {% else %}
        {{ sshd_binary }} -t -f %s
      {% endif %}      
    backup: "{{ sshd_backup }}"
  notify: reload_sshd

- name: Make sure the include path is present in the main sshd_config
  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
    insertbefore: BOF
    line: "Include {{ sshd_config_file | dirname }}/*.conf"
    path: "{{ sshd_main_config_file }}"
    owner: "{{ sshd_config_owner }}"
    group: "{{ sshd_config_group }}"
    mode: "{{ sshd_config_mode }}"
    validate: >-
      {% if not __sshd_supports_validate %}
        true %s
      {% elif sshd_test_hostkey is defined and sshd_test_hostkey.path is defined %}
        {{ sshd_binary }} -t -f %s -h {{ sshd_test_hostkey.path }}/rsa_key
      {% else %}
        {{ sshd_binary }} -t -f %s
      {% endif %}      
    backup: "{{ sshd_backup }}"
  notify: reload_sshd
  when:
    - sshd_main_config_file is not none
    - sshd_config_file | dirname != sshd_main_config_file | dirname