playbooks/deploy_lxc.yaml

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----
-- name: Deplot simple test LXC on Proxmox VE
-  hosts: localhost
-  gather_facts: false
-  roles:
-    - ../roles/basic_proxmox_lxc
-
-- name: Basic Proxmox guest deployment
-  hosts: all
-  remote_user: root
-  roles:
-    - ../roles/basic_postinstall
-  vars_files:
-    ../inventory/group_vars/all/secrets.yaml
-  vars:
-    ansible_user_passwd_hash: "{{ ansible_password | password_hash('sha512', 's3edscrj45e6r') }}"
-    user_passwd_hash: "{{ user_password | password_hash('sha512', 's3ed6123jhgcr') }}"

roles/configure_ansible_user/tasks/main.yaml

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+---
+## Installing packages
+- name: Install sudo on apt systems
+  when: (ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Debian") or
+        (ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Ubuntu")
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    name:
+      - sudo
+    update-cache: true
+
+# The same commands for Alpine
+- name: Update and install packages on Alpine
+  when: (ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Alpine")
+  community.general.apk:
+    name: sudo
+    update_cache: true
+  remote_user: ansible
+
+
+## Creating and setting up the ansible user
+## First, create sshusers group to grant ssh access
+- name: Ensure group "sshusers" exists
+  ansible.builtin.group:
+    name: sshusers
+    state: present
+
+## Add the user to sshusers (for ssh access) and sudo (gain root access)
+- name: Create a new user with a password for Ansible
+  ansible.builtin.user:
+    name: ansible
+    password: "{{ ansible_user_passwd_hash }}"
+
+    groups: sshusers,sudo
+    append: true
+
+## Since password authentication in SSH will be disabled, we need to add an authorized key
+- name: Set authorized key taken from file
+  ansible.posix.authorized_key:
+    user: ansible
+    state: present
+    key: "{{ ansible_ssh_key }}"