--- - name: Remove the couchdb package if it is installed apt: pkg=couchdb* state=absent purge=true tags: couchdb - name: Remove the couchdb ppa apt_repository: repo='{{ couchdb_ppa }}' state=absent register: update_apt_cache tags: couchdb - name: Update the apt cache if needed apt: update_cache=yes when: (update_apt_cache|changed) tags: couchdb - name: Change the open files limit template: src=limits-couchdb.nofiles.j2 dest=/etc/security/limits.d/couchdb.nofiles.conf owner=root group=root mode=0444 tags: couchdb