--- - name: Create the postgresql data directory if it is not in the default place file: dest={{ psql_data_dir }} owner=postgres group=postgres mode=700 recurse=yes state=directory when: psql_use_alternate_data_dir tags: - postgresql - postgres - pg_conf - name: Set the postgresql data dir if it is different from the default action: configfile path=/etc/postgresql/{{ psql_version }}/main/postgresql.conf key=data_directory value="'{{ psql_data_dir }}'" notify: Restart postgresql when: psql_use_alternate_data_dir tags: - postgresql - postgres - pg_conf - name: Set some postgresql configuration parameters action: configfile path=/etc/postgresql/{{ psql_version }}/main/postgresql.conf key={{ item.name }} value="{{ item.value }}" with_items: psql_conf_parameters when: item.set == 'True' notify: Restart postgresql tags: - postgresql - postgres - pg_conf