- name: create cleanup-backups.timer template: src: "cleanup-backups.timer.j2" dest: "/etc/systemd/system/cleanup-backups.timer" register: cleanup_backups_timer changed_when: cleanup_backups_timer.changed or activate_all_timers | default(false) | bool notify: restart cleanup-backups.timer when: run_once_cleanup_backups_timer is not defined - name: run the cleanup_backups_timer tasks once set_fact: run_once_cleanup_backups_timer: true when: run_once_cleanup_backups_timer is not defined