- name: "First things first - install latest patches" apt: update_cache=yes upgrade=full - name: "First things first - create random root password" apt: name={{ item }} state=present with_items: - pwgen - whois - shell: /usr/bin/pwgen -s 40 1 register: root_password - shell: "/usr/bin/mkpasswd {{ root_password.stdout }} --method=SHA-512" register: root_crypted_password - user: name=root password={{ root_crypted_password.stdout }} - debug: msg="Password for user 'root' has been set to {{ root_password.stdout }}"