- name: Check if the SSH key for root already exists ansible.builtin.stat: path: "/root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub" register: ssh_key - name: Generate a SSH key for root if it does not exist ansible.builtin.openssh_keypair: path: "/root/.ssh/id_rsa" type: rsa size: 4096 when: not ssh_key.stat.exists and run_once_user_root is not defined - name: Display the public SSH key command: cat /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub register: public_key when: not ssh_key.stat.exists and run_once_user_root is not defined - name: Output the public SSH key debug: msg: "{{ public_key.stdout }}" when: not ssh_key.stat.exists and run_once_user_root is not defined - name: run the user_root tasks once set_fact: run_once_user_root: true when: run_once_user_root is not defined