diff --git a/playbooks/on-off/root_bash.yml b/playbooks/on-off/root_bash.yml
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+---
+- hosts: all
+  tasks:
+    - name: ensure root has /bin/bash
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.user:
+        name: root
+        shell: /bin/bash