ansible/roles/update_motd/tasks/main.yml

---
- name: Ensure update-motd.d exists
  file:
    path: /etc/update-motd.d
    state: directory
    mode: u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
    owner: root
    group: root

- name: Customize motd
  template:
    src: "{{ item }}"
    dest: "/etc/update-motd.d/{{ item }}"
    mode: u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
    owner: root
    group: root
  loop:
    - 00-logo
    - 10-messages
    - 20-uname
  notify: Remove cached motd

- name: Remove Debian uname motd
  file:
    path: /etc/update-motd.d/10-uname
    state: absent
  notify: Remove cached motd

- name: Remove Debian warranty motd
  file:
    path: /etc/motd
    state: absent
  notify: Remove cached motd

- name: Ensure motd-messages exists
  file:
    path: /etc/motd-messages
    state: directory
    mode: u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
    owner: root
    group: root
  notify: Remove cached motd

- name: Install additional motd messages
  copy:
    content: "✨ {{ item.value }}\n"
    dest: "/etc/motd-messages/{{ item.key }}"
    mode: u=rw,g=r,o=r
    owner: root
    group: root
  loop: "{{ update_motd | dict2items }}"
  notify: Remove cached motd
  when: update_motd is defined
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