--- - block: - name: Ensure that the /etc/sysctl.d directory exists file: path=/etc/sysctl.d state=directory owner=root group=root - name: Disable the in kernel ipv6 support sysctl: name={{ item }} value=1 sysctl_file={{ ipv6_sysctl_file }} reload=yes state=present with_items: - net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 - net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 - net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 when: disable_ipv6 - name: enable the in kernel ipv6 support sysctl: name={{ item }} value=0 sysctl_file={{ ipv6_sysctl_file }} reload=yes state=present with_items: - net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 - net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 - net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 when: not disable_ipv6 - name: Set the custom sysctl values sysctl: name={{ item.name }} value={{ item.value }} sysctl_file={{ item.sysctlfile | default ('/etc/sysctl.d/90-custom-values.conf') }} reload={{ item.sysctl_reload | default(yes) }} state={{ item.sysctlfile_state | default('present') }} with_items: '{{ systemctl_custom_options | default([]) }}' when: systemctl_custom_options is defined tags: [ 'sysctl', 'kernel' ]