update..

roles/common/tasks/basic.yml

@@ -196,6 +196,16 @@
 # ----------
 # unattended upgrades
 # ----------
+#
+
+- name: (basic.yml) update
+  ansible.builtin.command: apt-get update # noqa: command-instead-of-module
+  changed_when: false
+  environment:
+    DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
+  when:
+    - ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Debian"
+    - apt_update|bool
 
 - name: (basic.yml) install unattended-upgrades
   ansible.builtin.apt:

roles/common/tasks/copy_files.yml

@@ -59,6 +59,20 @@
     - copy-files
     - copy-template-files
 
+- name: (copy_files.yml) Ensure directory /etc/postfix exists
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /etc/postfix
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0755"
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups['mail_server']
+  tags:
+    - copy-files
+    - copy-plain-files
+    - copy-template-files
+
 - name: (copy_files.yml) GLOBAL copy plain files Postfix (/etc/postfix)
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     src: "{{ item.src_path }}"