- name: Enable SSH root login in sshd_config lineinfile: path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config regexp: '^#?PermitRootLogin' line: 'PermitRootLogin prohibit-password' state: present notify: restart sshd - name: Set up authorized_keys file for root file: path: /root/.ssh state: directory mode: '0700' owner: root group: root - name: Ensure authorized_keys keys copy: dest: /root/.ssh/authorized_keys content: "{{ vars.ssh_keys | join('\n') }}" owner: root group: root mode: '0600' - name: Ensure sshd service is started and enabled systemd: name: sshd enabled: yes state: started