--- # --- # - default user/groups # --- - name: (samba-user.yml) Check if samba user exists for nis user shell: pdbedit -w -L | awk -F":" '{ print $1 }' | grep -e "^{{ item.name }}" register: samba_nis_user_present changed_when: "samba_nis_user_present.rc == 1" failed_when: "samba_nis_user_present.rc > 1" loop: "{{ nis_user }}" loop_control: label: '{{ item.name }}' when: - item.is_samba_user is defined and item.is_samba_user|bool tags: - samba-user - name: (samba-user.yml) Add nis user to samba (with nis users password) shell: > (echo '{{ item.item.password }}'; echo '{{ item.item.password }}') | smbpasswd -s -a {{ item.item.name }} loop: "{{ samba_nis_user_present.results }}" when: item.changed loop_control: label: '{{ item.item.name }}' tags: - samba-user