Additional custom /etc/hosts entries.

defaults/main.yml

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ sysctl_custom_file: /etc/sysctl.d/90-custom-values.conf
 sysctl_opts_reload: yes
 sysctl_custom_file_state: present
 custom_etc_hosts_entries: ""
+custom_etc_hosts_entries_adjunct: ""
 
 # Only name and value are mandatory. The others have defaults
 sysctl_custom_options: []

tasks/etchosts-customizations.yml

@@ -26,3 +26,32 @@
         marker: "# {mark} hosts entries managed by ansible"
         block: "{{ custom_etc_hosts_entries }}"
         state: absent
+
+- name: etchosts-customizations | Additional custom entries to /etc/hosts
+  when: custom_etc_hosts_entries_adjunct | length > 0
+  tags:
+    - etchosts
+  block:
+    - name: etchosts-customizations | Additional custom entries to /etc/hosts
+      ansible.builtin.blockinfile:
+        path: /etc/hosts
+        marker_begin: 'ansible_etchosts_adjunct_start'
+        marker_end: 'ansible_etchosts_adjunct_end'
+        marker: "# {mark} additional hosts entries managed by ansible"
+        block: "{{ custom_etc_hosts_entries_adjunct }}"
+        state: present
+
+- name: etchosts-customizations | Remove entries from /etc/hosts
+  when: custom_etc_hosts_entries_adjunct | length == 0
+  tags:
+    - etchosts
+  block:
+    - name: etchosts-customizations | Remove the additional custom entries from /etc/hosts
+      ansible.builtin.blockinfile:
+        path: /etc/hosts
+        marker_begin: 'ansible_etchosts_adjunct_start'
+        marker_end: 'ansible_etchosts_adjunct_end'
+        marker: "# {mark} additional hosts entries managed by ansible"
+        block: "{{ custom_etc_hosts_entries_adjunct }}"
+        state: absent
+