--- - name: (sudoers.yml) update specific sudoers configuration files (/etc/sudoers.d/) template: src: etc/sudoers.d/50-user.j2 dest: /etc/sudoers.d/50-user validate: visudo -cf %s owner: root group: root mode: 0440 tags: - sudoers-file-configuration - name: (sudoers.yml) update global sudoers configuration file template: src: etc/sudoers.j2 dest: /etc/sudoers owner: root group: root mode: 0440 validate: visudo -cf %s tags: - sudoers-global-configuration - name: (sudoers.yml) Ensure all sudo_users are in sudo group user: name: "{{ item }}" groups: sudo append: yes with_items: "{{ sudo_users }}" tags: - sudo-users