--- - include_tasks: creategroups.yml loop: "{{ github_users }}" loop_control: loop_var: user_data - name: Ensure user accounts are present user: name: "{{ item.user | default(item) }}" shell: /bin/bash createhome: true groups: "{{ item.groups | default(item) }}" append: yes home: /home/{{ item.user | default(item) }} state: present with_items: "{{ github_users }}" - name: Ensure authorized_keys for GitHub user accounts are present authorized_key: user: "{{ item.user | default(item) }}" key: "{{ github_url }}/{{ item.account | default('') }}.keys" manage_dir: true exclusive: False with_items: "{{ github_users }}" ignore_errors: yes register: task_result failed_when: "'blah' in task_result"