--- - name: disable_default_motd | Get stats of {{ _motd_sshd_config_file_path }} ansible.builtin.stat: path: "{{ _motd_sshd_config_file_path }}" register: _motd_sshd_config_file_stat - name: disable_default_motd | Ensure PrintMotd is set to "no" in {{ _motd_sshd_config_file_path }} ansible.builtin.lineinfile: path: "{{ _motd_sshd_config_file_path }}" regexp: "^PrintMotd " line: PrintMotd no when: _motd_sshd_config_file_stat.stat.exists - name: disable_default_motd | Comment out pam_motd in pam ansible.builtin.replace: path: "{{ item }}" regexp: '^(session\s+optional\s+pam_motd.so\s+.*)' replace: '# \1' loop: - "{{ _motd_pam_login_file_path }}" - "{{ _motd_pam_sshd_file_path }}" ...