--- - block: - name: Install the packages that manage the dynamic motd file on debian based distributions apt: pkg={{ deb_motd_packages }} state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=3600 register: motd_pkgs - name: Install our motd template file on debian based distributions template: src=motd.j2 dest=/etc/static-motd owner=root group=root mode=0644 - name: Install the dynamic merge script of the motd file on debian based distributions template: src=update_motd.j2 dest=/etc/update-motd.d/05-motd-message owner=root group=root mode=0755 - name: Initialise the motd prompt on debian based distributions command: run-parts --lsbsysinit /etc/update-motd.d > /run/motd.dynamic when: motd_pkgs is changed tags: motd