--- - name: Prepare hosts: all vars: users: [ "pandemonium" ] tasks: - name: Ensure sudo is installed on all platforms package: name: [ sudo ] state: present - name: Create molecule user user: name: "{{ item }}" generate_ssh_key: true ssh_key_bits: 4096 ssh_key_comment: fake_key ssh_key_file: .ssh/id_rsa ssh_key_type: rsa loop: "{{ users }}"