--- - name: make sure rootless account exists user: name={{ rootless_user }} - name: rootless account | enable linger shell: loginctl enable-linger {{ rootless_user }} - name: rootless account | get uid getent: database: passwd key: "{{ rootless_user }}" - name: rootless account | preserve uid set_fact: rootless_uid="{{ getent_passwd[rootless_user][1] }}"