create local.yml and configure chrony with it

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # ---> Ansible
 *.retry
 EXAMPLES
-
+roles

SAVE/bootstrap.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+####
+#### WARNING:
+####
+####     bootstrap.sh and bootstrap.yml should be updated together.  They should do the
+####     exact same things with the following exceptions:
+####
+####         * bootstrap.sh
+####           - at the end it should run ansible-pull.sh against bootstrap.yml
+####
+####         * bootstrap.yml
+####           - at the end it should configure cron to schedule ansible-pull.sh
+####
+####     !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+####     ! Make sure to keep them in sync !
+####     !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+####
+
+
+#
+#### VARIABLES
+#
+
+TIMESTAMP="$(date "+%Y%m%d%H%M%S")"
+
+GIT_REPO_BASE="https://gitea.admin-a.hpetersenfamily.com/heath/ansible"
+GIT_REPO_BRANCH="${1:-"development"}"
+
+GIT_REPO_FILES="${GIT_REPO_BASE}/raw/branch/${GIT_REPO_BRANCH}/files"
+
+GIT_REPO_sudoers_d_hpf="${GIT_REPO_FILES}/etc/sudoers.d/hpf"
+GIT_REPO_SKEL_ansible_venv_sh="${GIT_REPO_FILES}/etc/skel/.profile.d/ansible-venv.sh"
+GIT_REPO_SKEL_profile="${GIT_REPO_FILES}/etc/skel/.profile"
+GIT_REPO_ansible_pull_sh="${GIT_REPO_FILES}/home/hpf-ans/bin/ansible-pull.sh"
+
+ETC_sudoers_d="/etc/sudoers.d"
+ETC_sudoers_d_hpf="${ETC_sudoers_d}/hpf"
+
+unset SKEL
+if [ -r /etc/default/useradd ] ; then . /etc/default/useradd ; fi
+SKEL="${SKEL:-/etc/skel}"
+SKEL_profile_d="${SKEL}/.profile.d"
+SKEL_ansible_venv_sh="${SKEL_profile_d}/ansible-venv.sh"
+SKEL_profile="${SKEL}/.profile"
+
+ANSIBLE_PULL_SH_LOG_DIR="/var/log/ansible-pull.sh"
+
+
+#
+#### FUNCTIONS
+#
+
+# $group_name $group_number
+group_exists () {
+    grep -q "^$1:[^:]*:$2:" /etc/group
+}
+
+# $user_name $user_number
+user_exists () {
+    grep -q "^$1:[^:]*:$2:$2:" /etc/passwd
+}
+
+# $group_name $group_number
+system_groupadd () {
+    if group_exists "$1" "$2" ; then return 0 ; fi
+    groupadd -r -g "$2" "$1"
+    rc=$?
+    if [ $rc -ne 0 ] ; then
+        echo "ERROR - Unable to add $1 group!  ($rc)" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# $user_name $user_number
+system_useradd () {
+    if user_exists "$1" "$2" ; then return 0 ; fi
+    system_groupadd "${@}"
+    useradd -r -u "$2" -g "$2" -s /usr/bin/bash -m "$1"
+    rc=$?
+    if [ $rc -ne 0 ] ; then
+        echo "ERROR - Unable to add $1 user!  ($rc)" >&2
+        exit 2
+    fi
+}
+
+# $groups $user_name
+add_groups_to_user () {
+    usermod -aG "$1" "$2"
+    rc=$?
+    if [ $rc -ne 0 ] ; then
+        echo "ERROR - Unable to add groups ($1) to user ($2)!  ($rc)" >&2
+        exit 3
+    fi
+}
+
+# $source_file $dest_file $dest_file_ownership $dest_file_permissions
+get_file() {
+    local source_file dest_file dest_file_ownership dest_file_permissions
+
+    source_file="${1}"
+    dest_file="${2}"
+    dest_file_ownership="${3}"
+    dest_file_permissions="${4}"
+
+    if [ -e "${dest_file}" ] ; then mv "${dest_file}" "${dest_file}.${TIMESTAMP}" ; fi
+    if ! curl -f -o "${dest_file}" "${source_file}" ; then
+        echo "ERROR - Unable to download \"${source_file}\"" >&2
+        echo "        to \"${dest_file}\"." >&2
+        exit 4
+    fi
+    if ! chown "${dest_file_ownership}" "${dest_file}" ; then
+        echo "ERROR - Unable to change ownership of \"${dest_file}\" to \"${dest_file_ownership}\"" >&2
+        exit 4
+    fi
+    if ! chmod "${dest_file_permissions}" "${dest_file}" ; then
+        echo "ERROR - Unable to change permissions of \"${dest_file}\" to \"${dest_file_permissions}\"" >&2
+        exit 4
+    fi
+}
+
+# $directory $directory_ownership $directory_permissions
+create_directory() {
+    local directory directory_ownership directory_permissions
+
+    directory="${1}"
+    directory_ownership="${2}"
+    directory_permissions="${3}"
+
+    if ! mkdir -p "${directory}" ; then
+        echo "ERROR - Unable to create directory \"${directory}\"" >&2
+        exit 5
+    fi
+    if ! chown "${directory_ownership}" "${directory}" ; then
+        echo "ERROR - Unable to change ownership of \"${directory}\" to \"${directory_ownership}\"" >&2
+        exit 5
+    fi
+    if ! chmod "${directory_permissions}" "${directory}" ; then
+        echo "ERROR - Unable to change permissions of \"${directory}\" to \"${directory_permissions}\"" >&2
+        exit 5
+    fi
+}
+
+# $command_line
+as_hpf_ans () {
+    su --login hpf-ans --command "${1}"
+}
+
+
+#
+#### PROCESS
+#
+
+# Make sure we're running as root
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ] ; then
+    echo "ERROR - Not running as root" >&2
+    exit 100
+fi
+
+# Install minimal necessary packages
+if which -s apt ; then
+    apt update
+    apt install bash curl python3 python3-pip python3-venv python3-virtualenv -y
+else
+    echo "ERROR - Unable to determine how to install packages" >&2
+    exit 101
+fi
+
+# Create system group hpf-sudo for normal sudo users
+system_groupadd hpf-sudo 700
+
+# Create system group hpf-sudo-np for special sudo users that don't require a password
+system_groupadd hpf-sudo-np 701
+
+# Make sure /etc/sudoers.d exists
+create_directory "${ETC_sudoers_d}" "root:root" "u=rwx,go="
+
+# Get /etc/sudoers.d/hpf
+get_file "${GIT_REPO_sudoers_d_hpf}" "${ETC_sudoers_d_hpf}" "root:root" "u=rw,go="
+
+# Make sure /etc/skel/.profile.d exists
+create_directory "${SKEL_profile_d}" "root:root" "u=rwx,go="
+
+# Get /etc/skel/.profile.d/ansible-venv.sh
+get_file "${GIT_REPO_SKEL_ansible_venv_sh}" "${SKEL_ansible_venv_sh}" "root:root" "u=rw,go="
+
+# Get /etc/skel/.profile
+get_file "${GIT_REPO_SKEL_profile}" "${SKEL_profile}" "root:root" "u=rw,go="
+
+# Create the hpf-ans user
+system_useradd hpf-ans 800
+add_groups_to_user hpf-sudo-np hpf-ans
+
+# Set HPF_ANS variables now that the user is created
+HPF_ANS_HOME="$(as_hpf_ans 'echo "${HOME}"')"
+HPF_ANS_ansible_venv="${HPF_ANS_HOME}/.ansible-venv"
+HPF_ANS_bin="${HPF_ANS_HOME}/bin"
+HPF_ANS_ansible_pull_sh="${HPF_ANS_bin}/ansible-pull.sh"
+
+# Make sure /home/hpf-ans/.ansible-venv exists
+as_hpf_ans "if [ ! -d \"${HPF_ANS_ansible_venv}\" ] ; then virtualenv \"${HPF_ANS_ansible_venv}\" ; fi"
+
+# Make sure pip is up to date
+as_hpf_ans "pip install --upgrade pip"
+
+# Make sure ansible is up to date
+as_hpf_ans "pip install --upgrade ansible"
+
+# Make sure /home/hpf-ans/bin exists
+create_directory "${HPF_ANS_bin}" "hpf-ans:hpf-ans" "u=rwx,go="
+
+# Get /home/hpf-ans/bin/ansible-pull.sh
+get_file "${GIT_REPO_ansible_pull_sh}" "${HPF_ANS_ansible_pull_sh}" "hpf-ans:hpf-ans" "u=rwx,go="
+
+# Make sure log directory exists
+create_directory "${ANSIBLE_PULL_SH_LOG_DIR}" "hpf-ans:root" "u=rwx,go="
+
+# Run ansible-pull to finish up
+#as_hpf_ans "$HPF_ANS_ansible_pull_sh --branch ${GIT_REPO_BRANCH} bootstrap.yml"

ansible.cfg

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [defaults]
 
 inventory = ./inventory
+roles_path = ./roles
 
 remote_user = hpf-ans
 host_key_checking = False
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ timeout = 30
 stdout_callback = default
 callback_result_format = yaml
 
+interpreter_python = auto_silent
+
 #[privilege_escalation]
 #become = True
 #become_method = sudo

bootstrap.sh

@@ -1,153 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-####
-#### WARNING:
-####
-####     bootstrap.sh and bootstrap.yml should be updated together.  They should do the
-####     exact same things with the following exceptions:
-####
-####         * bootstrap.sh
-####           - at the end it should run ansible-pull.sh against bootstrap.yml
-####
-####         * bootstrap.yml
-####           - at the end it should configure cron to schedule ansible-pull.sh
-####
-####     !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-####     ! Make sure to keep them in sync !
-####     !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-####
-
-
-#
-#### VARIABLES
-#
-
-GIT_REPO_BASE="https://gitea.admin-a.hpetersenfamily.com/heath/ansible"
-GIT_REPO="${GIT_REPO_BASE}.git"
-GIT_REPO_sudoers_d_hpf="${GIT_REPO_BASE}/raw/branch/main/files/etc_sudoers_d_hpf"
-GIT_REPO_ansible_pull_sh="${GIT_REPO_BASE}/raw/branch/main/files/home_hpf_ans_bin_ansible_pull_sh"
-
-
-ETC_sudoers_d_hpf="/etc/sudoers.d/hpf"
-
-HPF_ANS_ansible_venv="\${HOME}/.ansible-venv"
-HPF_ANS_activate="${HPF_ANS_ansible_venv}/bin/activate"
-
-HPF_ANS_bin="\${HOME}/bin"
-HPF_ANS_ansible_pull_sh="${HPF_ANS_bin}/ansible-pull.sh"
-
-ANSIBLE_PULL_SH_LOG_DIR="/var/log/ansible-pull.sh"
-
-
-#
-#### FUNCTIONS
-#
-
-# $group_name $group_number
-group_exists () {
-    grep -q "^$1:[^:]*:$2:" /etc/group
-}
-
-# $user_name $user_number
-user_exists () {
-    grep -q "^$1:[^:]*:$2:$2:" /etc/passwd
-}
-
-# $group_name $group_number
-system_groupadd () {
-    if group_exists "$1" "$2" ; then return 0 ; fi
-    groupadd -r -g "$2" "$1"
-    rc=$?
-    if [ $rc -ne 0 ] ; then
-        echo "ERROR - Unable to add $1 group!  ($rc)" >&2
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
-# $user_name $user_number
-system_useradd () {
-    if user_exists "$1" "$2" ; then return 0 ; fi
-    system_groupadd "${@}"
-    useradd -r -u "$2" -g "$2" -s /bin/bash -m "$1"
-    rc=$?
-    if [ $rc -ne 0 ] ; then
-        echo "ERROR - Unable to add $1 user!  ($rc)" >&2
-        exit 2
-    fi
-}
-
-# $groups $user_name
-add_groups_to_user () {
-    usermod -aG "$1" "$2"
-    rc=$?
-    if [ $rc -ne 0 ] ; then
-        echo "ERROR - Unable to add groups ($1) to user ($2)!  ($rc)" >&2
-        exit 3
-    fi
-}
-
-# $command_line
-as_hpf_ans () {
-    su --login hpf-ans -c "if [ -r \"${HPF_ANS_activate}\" ] ; then source \"${HPF_ANS_activate}\" ; fi ; ${1}"
-}
-
-
-#
-#### PROCESS
-#
-
-# Make sure we're running as root
-if [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ] ; then
-    echo "ERROR - Not running as root!" >&2
-    exit 100
-fi
-
-# Install minimal necessary packages
-if which -s apt ; then
-    apt update
-    apt install bash curl python3 python3-pip python3-venv python3-virtualenv -y
-else
-    echo "ERROR - Unable to determine how to install packages" >&2
-    exit 101
-fi
-
-# Create system group hpf-sudo for normal sudo users
-system_groupadd hpf-sudo 700
-
-# Create system group hpf-sudo-np for special sudo users that don't require a password
-system_groupadd hpf-sudo-np 701
-
-# Create /etc/sudoers.d/hpf to allow common sudo permissions
-rm "${ETC_sudoers_d_hpf}" 2>/dev/null
-curl -o "$ETC_sudoers_d_hpf" "${GIT_REPO_sudoers_d_hpf}"
-chown root:root "${ETC_sudoers_d_hpf}"
-chmod u=rw,go= "${ETC_sudoers_d_hpf}"
-
-# Create the hpf-ans user
-system_useradd hpf-ans 800
-add_groups_to_user hpf-sudo-np hpf-ans
-
-# Make sure .ansible-venv exists
-as_hpf_ans "if [ ! -d \"${HPF_ANS_ansible_venv}\" ] ; then virtualenv \"${HPF_ANS_ansible_venv}\" ; fi"
-
-# Make sure pip is up to date
-as_hpf_ans "pip install --upgrade pip"
-
-# Make sure ansible is installed
-as_hpf_ans "pip install --upgrade ansible"
-
-# Make sure bin exists
-as_hpf_ans "mkdir -p \"${HPF_ANS_bin}\""
-as_hpf_ans "chown hpf-ans:hpf-ans \"${HPF_ANS_bin}\"; chmod u=rwx,go= \"${HPF_ANS_bin}\""
-
-# Create ~hpf-ans/bin/ansible-pull.sh
-as_hpf_ans "rm \"${HPF_ANS_ansible_pull_sh}\" 2>/dev/null"
-as_hpf_ans "curl -o \"${HPF_ANS_ansible_pull_sh}\" \"${GIT_REPO_ansible_pull_sh}\""
-as_hpf_ans "chown hpf-ans:hpf-ans \"${HPF_ANS_ansible_pull_sh}\"; chmod u=rwx,go= \"${HPF_ANS_ansible_pull_sh}\""
-
-# Make sure log directory exists
-mkdir -p "${ANSIBLE_PULL_SH_LOG_DIR}"
-chown hpf-ans:root "${ANSIBLE_PULL_SH_LOG_DIR}"; chmod ug=rwx,o= "${ANSIBLE_PULL_SH_LOG_DIR}"
-
-# Run ansible-pull to finish up
-as_hpf_ans "bin/ansible-pull.sh bootstrap.yml"

bootstrap.yml

@@ -1,75 +1,146 @@
 ---
-
-####
-#### WARNING: 
-####
-####     bootstrap.sh and bootstrap.yml should be updated together.  They should do the
-####     exact same things with the following exceptions:
-####
-####         * bootstrap.sh
-####           - at the end it should run ansible-pull.sh against bootstrap.yml
-####
-####         * bootstrap.yml
-####           - at the end it should configure cron to schedule ansible-pull.sh
-####
-####     !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-####     ! Make sure to keep them in sync !
-####     !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-####
-
-
-# Update software repositories here
-# Change the following to work with multiple distros
-
-- name: bootstrap
+- name: Bootstrap playbook
   hosts: all
-  become: yes
 
   tasks:
 
-  - name: Install bootstrap packages
+
+#### System Software
+
+    - name: Update repositories
+      become: true
       ansible.builtin.apt:
-      state: latest
+        update_cache: true
+
+    - name: Install bootstrap packages
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        state: present
         pkg:
           - bash
-      - curl
           - python3
           - python3-pip
           - python3-venv
           - python3-virtualenv
+          - logrotate
 
-  - name: Make sure hpf-sudo group exists
+
+#### Configure sudo
+
+    - name: Create system group hpf-sudo for normal sudo users
+      become: true
       ansible.builtin.group:
         name: hpf-sudo
         state: present
         system: true
         gid: 700
 
-  - name: Make sure hpf-sudo-np group exists
+    - name: Create system group hpf-sudo-np for special sudo users that don't require a password
+      become: true
       ansible.builtin.group:
         name: hpf-sudo-np
         state: present
         system: true
         gid: 701
 
-  - name: Copy over /etc/sudoers.d/hpf
+    - name: Get /etc/sudoers.d
+      become: true
       ansible.builtin.copy:
-      src: etc_sudoers_d_hpf
-      dest: /etc/sudoers.d/hpf
+        src: etc/sudoers.d
+        dest: /etc/
         owner: root
         group: root
-      mode: u=rw,go=
+        directory_mode: u=rwx,go=
+        mode: u=rw,g=r,o=
         backup: true
         validate: /usr/sbin/visudo -csf %s
 
-  - name: Make sure hpf-ans group exists
+
+#### Configure sshd
+
+    - name: Get /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        src: etc/ssh/sshd_config.d
+        dest: /etc/ssh/
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        directory_mode: u=rwx,go=rx
+        mode: u=rw,go=r
+        backup: true
+        validate: /usr/sbin/sshd -t -f %s
+      notify: Restart sshd
+
+
+#### Configure /etc/skel
+
+    - name: Get /etc/skel
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        src: etc/skel
+        dest: /etc/
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        directory_mode: u=rwx,go=rx
+        mode: u=rw,go=
+        backup: true
+
+
+#### User: root
+
+    - name: Set root's authorized_keys
+      become: true
+      ansible.posix.authorized_key:
+        user: root
+        state: present
+        key: "{{ lookup('file', item) }}"
+      loop:
+        - files/ssh-keys/heath.pub
+
+    - name: Lock the root user's password
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.user:
+        name: root
+        password_lock: true
+
+
+#### User: first
+
+    - name: Create the first user
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.user:
+        name: first
+        comment: First User
+        state: present
+        system: false
+        groups: hpf-sudo-np
+        append: true
+        create_home: true
+        shell: /usr/bin/bash
+
+    - name: Set first's authorized_keys
+      become: true
+      ansible.posix.authorized_key:
+        user: first
+        state: present
+        key: "{{ lookup('file', item) }}"
+      loop:
+        - files/ssh-keys/first.pub
+        - files/ssh-keys/heath.pub
+
+
+#### User: hpf-ans
+
+    - name: Create the hpf-ans group
+      become: true
       ansible.builtin.group:
         name: hpf-ans
         state: present
         system: true
         gid: 800
 
-  - name: Make sure hpf-ans user exists
+    - name: Create the hpf-ans user
+      become: true
       ansible.builtin.user:
         name: hpf-ans
         state: present
@@ -77,55 +148,140 @@
         uid: 800
         group: hpf-ans
         groups: hpf-sudo-np
-      append: yes
+        append: true
         create_home: true
-      shell: /bin/bash
+        shell: /usr/bin/bash
+        password_lock: true
 
-  - name: Install latest version of pip in .ansible-venv
+    - name: Get /home/hpf-ans/bin
+      become: true
+      become_user: hpf-ans
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        src: home/hpf-ans/bin
+        dest: $HOME/
+        owner: hpf-ans
+        group: hpf-ans
+        directory_mode: u=rwx,go=
+        mode: u=rwx,go=
+        backup: true
+
+    - name: Set hpf-ans's authorized_keys
+      become: true
+      ansible.posix.authorized_key:
+        user: hpf-ans
+        state: present
+        key: "{{ lookup('file', item) }}"
+      loop:
+        - files/ssh-keys/heath.pub
+
+    - name: Make sure pip is up to date
+      become: true
+      become_user: hpf-ans
       ansible.builtin.pip:
         name: pip
         virtualenv: $HOME/.ansible-venv
         extra_args: --upgrade
-    become: no
 
-  - name: Install latest version of ansible in .ansible-venv
+    - name: Make sure ansible is up to date
+      become: true
+      become_user: hpf-ans
       ansible.builtin.pip:
         name: ansible
         virtualenv: $HOME/.ansible-venv
-      extra_args: "--upgrade"
-    become: no
+        extra_args: --upgrade
 
-  - name: Make sure bin directory exists
-    ansible.builtin.file:
-      path: $HOME/bin
-      state: directory
-      owner: hpf-ans
-      group: hpf-ans
-      mode: u=rwx,go=
-    become: no
 
-  - name: Copy over bin/ansible-pull.sh
-    ansible.builtin.copy:
-      src: home_hpf_ans_bin_ansible_pull_sh
-      dest: $HOME/bin/ansible-pull.sh
-      owner: hpf-ans
-      group: hpf-ans
-      mode: u=rwx,go=
-      backup: true
-    become: no
+#### User: heath
+
+    - name: Create the heath group
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.group:
+        name: heath
+        state: present
+        system: false
+        gid: 60001
+
+    - name: Create the heath user
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.user:
+        name: heath
+        comment: Heath Petersen
+        state: present
+        system: false
+        uid: 60001
+        group: heath
+        groups: hpf-sudo
+        append: true
+        create_home: true
+        shell: /usr/bin/bash
+        password: '$y$j9T$.NJVASBkVLnvqgznpcpdx1$7poH23pou7VHti3IfvDzwECdLtTcMercYNCeevgV.xC'
+
+    - name: Set heath's authorized_keys
+      become: true
+      ansible.posix.authorized_key:
+        user: heath
+        state: present
+        key: "{{ lookup('file', item) }}"
+      loop:
+        - files/ssh-keys/heath.pub
+
+
+#### ansible-pull.sh
 
     - name: Make sure log directory exists
+      become: true
       ansible.builtin.file:
         path: /var/log/ansible-pull.sh
         state: directory
         owner: hpf-ans
         group: root
-      mode: ug=rwx,o=
+        mode: u=rwx,g=r,o=
 
 #    - name: Create ansible-pull.sh crontab entry
+#      become: true
+#      become_user: hpf-ans
 #      ansible.builtin.cron:
 #        name: "ansible-pull"
 #        minute: "*/27"
 #        job: $HOME/bin/ansible-pull.sh
 #        backup: true
-#   become: no
+
+    - name: Rotate ansible-pull.sh.log
+      become: true
+      community.general.logrotate:
+        name: ansible-pull.sh
+        paths:
+          - /var/log/ansible-pull.sh/*.log
+        rotation_period: daily
+        rotate_count: 32
+        compress: true
+        compress_options: "-9"
+        delay_compress: true
+        missing_ok: true
+        not_if_empty: true
+        backup: true
+
+
+#### Clean System Software
+
+    - name: Remove packages installed as dependencies that are no longer required and purge their configuration files
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        autoremove: true
+        purge: true
+
+    - name: Remove old downloaded packages
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        autoclean: true
+
+
+#### Handlers
+
+  handlers:
+
+    - name: Restart sshd
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.service:
+        name: sshd
+        state: restarted

files/etc/skel/.bashrc

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+# ~/.bashrc: executed by bash(1) for non-login shells.
+# see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files (in the package bash-doc)
+# for examples
+
+# If not running interactively, don't do anything
+case $- in
+    *i*) ;;
+      *) return;;
+esac
+
+# don't put duplicate lines or lines starting with space in the history.
+# See bash(1) for more options
+HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
+
+# append to the history file, don't overwrite it
+shopt -s histappend
+
+# for setting history length see HISTSIZE and HISTFILESIZE in bash(1)
+HISTSIZE=1000
+HISTFILESIZE=2000
+
+# check the window size after each command and, if necessary,
+# update the values of LINES and COLUMNS.
+shopt -s checkwinsize
+
+# If set, the pattern "**" used in a pathname expansion context will
+# match all files and zero or more directories and subdirectories.
+#shopt -s globstar
+
+# make less more friendly for non-text input files, see lesspipe(1)
+#[ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] && eval "$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)"
+
+# set variable identifying the chroot you work in (used in the prompt below)
+if [ -z "${debian_chroot:-}" ] && [ -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then
+    debian_chroot=$(cat /etc/debian_chroot)
+fi
+
+# set a fancy prompt (non-color, unless we know we "want" color)
+case "$TERM" in
+    xterm-color|*-256color) color_prompt=yes;;
+esac
+
+# uncomment for a colored prompt, if the terminal has the capability; turned
+# off by default to not distract the user: the focus in a terminal window
+# should be on the output of commands, not on the prompt
+#force_color_prompt=yes
+
+if [ -n "$force_color_prompt" ]; then
+    if [ -x /usr/bin/tput ] && tput setaf 1 >&/dev/null; then
+	# We have color support; assume it's compliant with Ecma-48
+	# (ISO/IEC-6429). (Lack of such support is extremely rare, and such
+	# a case would tend to support setf rather than setaf.)
+	color_prompt=yes
+    else
+	color_prompt=
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$color_prompt" = yes ]; then
+    PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ '
+else
+    PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\$ '
+fi
+unset color_prompt force_color_prompt
+
+# If this is an xterm set the title to user@host:dir
+case "$TERM" in
+xterm*|rxvt*)
+    PS1="\[\e]0;${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h: \w\a\]$PS1"
+    ;;
+*)
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# enable color support of ls and also add handy aliases
+if [ -x /usr/bin/dircolors ]; then
+    test -r ~/.dircolors && eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)" || eval "$(dircolors -b)"
+    alias ls='ls --color=auto'
+    #alias dir='dir --color=auto'
+    #alias vdir='vdir --color=auto'
+
+    #alias grep='grep --color=auto'
+    #alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'
+    #alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
+fi
+
+# colored GCC warnings and errors
+#export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
+
+# some more ls aliases
+#alias ll='ls -l'
+#alias la='ls -A'
+#alias l='ls -CF'
+
+# Alias definitions.
+# You may want to put all your additions into a separate file like
+# ~/.bash_aliases, instead of adding them here directly.
+# See /usr/share/doc/bash-doc/examples in the bash-doc package.
+
+if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
+    . ~/.bash_aliases
+fi
+
+# enable programmable completion features (you don't need to enable
+# this, if it's already enabled in /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/profile
+# sources /etc/bash.bashrc).
+if ! shopt -oq posix; then
+  if [ -f /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion ]; then
+    . /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion
+  elif [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
+    . /etc/bash_completion
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ -d "$HOME/.bashrc.d" ] ; then
+    for bashrc_script in $HOME/.bashrc.d/*.sh ; do
+        . "${bashrc_script}"
+    done
+fi

files/etc/skel/.profile

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+# ~/.profile: executed by the command interpreter for login shells.
+# This file is not read by bash(1), if ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bash_login
+# exists.
+# see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files for examples.
+# the files are located in the bash-doc package.
+
+# the default umask is set in /etc/profile; for setting the umask
+# for ssh logins, install and configure the libpam-umask package.
+#umask 022
+
+# if running bash
+if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
+    # include .bashrc if it exists
+    if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+	. "$HOME/.bashrc"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
+if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then
+    PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
+fi
+
+# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
+if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
+    PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+fi
+
+if [ -d "$HOME/.profile.d" ] ; then
+    for profile_script in $HOME/.profile.d/*.sh ; do
+        . "${profile_script}"
+    done
+fi

files/etc/skel/.profile.d/ansible-venv.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ANSIBLE_ACTIVATE="${HOME}/.ansible-venv/bin/activate"
+
+if [ -r "${ANSIBLE_ACTIVATE}" ] ; then
+    VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=true
+    . "${ANSIBLE_ACTIVATE}"
+fi

files/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/hpf.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+PermitRootLogin prohibit-password # Some software such as Proxmox requires key based root login
+PasswordAuthentication no
+PermitEmptyPasswords no

files/home/hpf-ans/bin/ansible-pull.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [ -r /etc/ansible-pull.sh.conf ] ; then
+  . /etc/ansible-pull.sh.conf
+fi
+
+SCRIPT_NAME="$(basename "${0}")"
+GIT_REPO_BRANCH="${GIT_REPO_BRANCH:-production}"
+OIC_FLAG="--only-if-changed"
+VERBOSE_FLAG="--verbose"
+DEBUG_FLAG="false"
+
+# - Process command line
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -h|--help)
+      echo "Usage: $0 [--branch <branch name>] [--force] [--quiet] [-- <ansible-pull args>]"
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    -d|--debug)
+      VERBOSE_FLAG="-vvv"
+      DEBUG_FLAG="true"
+      shift 1
+      ;;
+    -b|--branch)
+      shift 1
+      if [ $# -eq 0 ] ; then echo "${SCRIPT_NAME}: ERROR - Branch not specified." ; exit 1 ; fi
+      GIT_REPO_BRANCH="$1"
+      shift 1
+      ;;
+    -f|--force)
+      OIC_FLAG=""
+      shift 1
+      ;;
+    -q|--quiet)
+      VERBOSE_FLAG=""
+      shift 1
+      ;;
+    --)
+      shift 1
+      break
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "${SCRIPT_NAME}: ERROR - Invalid argument '${1}'." ; exit 2
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+VENV_ACTIVATE_SCRIPT="${HOME}/.ansible-venv/bin/activate"
+LOCK_FILE="/var/run/lock/ansible-pull.sh.lock"
+LOG_DIR="/var/log/ansible-pull.sh"
+LOG_FILE="${LOG_DIR}/ansible-pull.sh.log"
+GIT_REPO_BASE="https://gitea.admin-a.hpetersenfamily.com/heath/ansible"
+GIT_REPO="${GIT_REPO_BASE}.git"
+
+# - Include ansible virtual environment (in case not already done - we don't know how we're being run)
+. "${VENV_ACTIVATE_SCRIPT}"
+
+# - If we can't get a lock, don't proceed
+if ! exec 9>"${LOCK_FILE}" ; then
+  echo "${SCRIPT_NAME}: ERROR - Unable to open the lock file (${LOCK_FILE})!  Exiting..." >&2
+  exit 10
+fi
+if ! flock -n 9 ; then
+  echo "${SCRIPT_NAME}: ERROR - Another copy is already running!  Exiting..." >&2
+  exit 11
+fi
+
+# - If debugging requested or running from a terminal . . .
+if [ "${DEBUG_FLAG}" = "true" ] || test -t 0 ; then
+  exec > >(tee -a "${LOG_FILE}") 2>&1   # - send STDOUT and STDERR to both STDOUT and the log file
+else
+  exec >>"${LOG_FILE}" 2>&1             # - send STDOUT and STDERR to the log file only
+fi
+
+# - Log that we've gotten this far
+echo
+echo "${SCRIPT_NAME}: ------------------------------- $(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") -------------------------------"
+
+# - Do our work
+ansible-pull ${OIC_FLAG} ${VERBOSE_FLAG} --url "${GIT_REPO}" --checkout "${GIT_REPO_BRANCH}" "${@}"

files/home/hpf-ans/bin/get-hpf-facts.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+if [ -z "${1:-}" ] ; then
+    echo "ERROR - ansible OS family unspecified." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+ANSIBLE_OS_FAMILY="${1}"
+shift
+
+if [ "${#}" -ne 0 ] ; then
+    echo "ERROR - unknown command line parameter specified." >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+useradd_D() {
+
+    case "${ANSIBLE_OS_FAMILY}" in
+        Debian)
+            /usr/sbin/useradd -D
+            ;;
+        RedHat)
+            /usr/sbin/useradd -D
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "ERROR - Unknown ansible OS FAMILY \"${ANSIBLE_OS_FAMILY}\"." >&2
+            exit 99
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+user_vars() {
+    useradd_D | sed 's/.*=/\L&/'
+}
+
+(
+	user_vars
+) | jo
+

files/home_hpf_ans_bin_ansible_pull_sh

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# - Fix branch to check out
-
-. "${HOME}/.ansible-venv/bin/activate"
-
-SCRIPT_NAME="$(basename "${0}")"
-GIT_REPO_BASE="https://gitea.admin-a.hpetersenfamily.com/heath/ansible"
-GIT_REPO="${GIT_REPO_BASE}.git"
-LOG_DIR="/var/log/ansible-pull.sh"
-LOG_FILE="${LOG_DIR}/ansible-pull.sh.log"
-LOCK_FILE="/tmp/ansible-pull.sh.lock"
-
-# - Redirect all further output to the log file
-exec >>"${LOG_FILE}" 2>&1
-
-# - Log that we've gotten this far
-echo -n "$(basename "${0}"): $(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")"
-
-# - If we can't lock the lock file, don't proceed
-exec 9>"${LOCK_FILE}"
-if ! flock -n 9 ; then echo " - ERROR - Another copy of ${SCRIPT_NAME} is already running! Exiting..." ; exit 1 ; fi
-
-# - Do our work
-echo
-ansible-pull --only-if-changed --url "${GIT_REPO}" --checkout main "${@}"
-

files/ssh-keys/first.pub

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIJOr+lI3L/cXv31JrdPEMjrCQziBacNnLWsToetpFUCk first@hpetersenfamily.com

files/ssh-keys/heath.pub

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIPNOrXhub0nCmr0s8u8BK6jyJJt07rBB25PlEtzflj+y heath@hpetersenfamily.com

local.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+- name: Configure time synchronization
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+  vars:
+    timesync_ntp_provider: chrony
+    timesync_ntp_servers:
+      - hostname: 0.north-america.pool.ntp.org
+        iburst: true
+      - hostname: 1.north-america.pool.ntp.org
+        iburst: true
+      - hostname: 2.north-america.pool.ntp.org
+        iburst: true
+    timesync_chrony_custom_settings:
+      - "logdir /var/log/chrony"
+      - "log measurements statistics tracking"
+  roles:
+    - linux-system-roles.timesync

requirements.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+roles:
+  - name: linux-system-roles.timesync
+    version: 1.14.1

scraps/TODO.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+Manually on each system:
+  * set hostname to fqdn
+  * set ansible branch if not production
+  * run bootstrap.yml
+  * update first password
+
+iris.heath.hpetersenfamily.com admin-a.hpetersenfamily.com core.mary.hpetersenfamily.com
+
+
+heath
+  authorized_keys:
+    - heath@hpetersenfamily.com
+  password:
+    status: VALID
+    value: COMMON STRONG FOR ALL HOSTS
+first
+  authorized_keys:
+    - first@hpetersenfamily.com
+    - heath@hpetersenfamily.com
+  password:
+    status: VALID
+    value: UNIQUE LONG FOR EACH HOST
+root
+  authorized_keys:
+    - heath@hpetersenfamily.com
+  password:
+    status: LOCKED
+hpf-ans:
+  authorized_keys:
+    - heath@hpetersenfamily.com
+  password:
+    status: LOCKED
+
+
+# Change to work with multiple distros (nothing hardcoded)
+
+* create production, development branches
+* cron job for ansible-pull
+
+
+
+  * Configure hosts
+    # cat >>/etc/hosts <<-!!TheEnd!!   
+      ::1       name.f.q.d.n name-ipv6.f.q.d.n name name-ipv6
+      127.0.0.1 name.f.q.d.n name-ipv4.f.q.d.n name name-ipv4
+      !!TheEnd!!
+
+
+##########
+########## normal tasks
+##########
+  
+- name: Install openssh, openssh-server, openssh-sftp-server
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    pkg:
+    - openssh
+    - openssh-server
+    - openssh-sftp-server
+    
+- name: Install bash, bash-completion
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    pkg:
+    - bash
+    - bash-completion
+    
+- name: Install chrony
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    pkg:
+    - chrony
+
+  * Configure chrony
+    # cat >/etc/chrony/sources.d/hpetersenfamily-north-america.sources <<!!TheEnd!!
+      pool 0.north-america.pool.ntp.org iburst
+      !!TheEnd!!
+  
+
+~heath/.gitconfig
+
+fail2ban
+uptime kuma
+
+==============================================================
+==============================================================
+==============================================================
+
+use tags to do things like allow selecting software updates, software cleanup, etc.
+

scraps/create_user.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+- name: Create user
+  hosts: all
+
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: Create the second user
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.user:
+        name: second
+        comment: second User
+        state: present
+        system: false
+        groups: hpf-sudo-np
+        append: true
+        create_home: true
+        shell: /usr/bin/bash
+        uid: 60002
+
+    - name: Set second's authorized_keys
+      become: true
+      ansible.posix.authorized_key:
+        user: second
+        state: present
+        key: "{{ lookup('file', item) }}"
+      loop:
+        - files/ssh-keys/second.pub
+        - files/ssh-keys/heath.pub

scraps/jsonvar.bash

@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Serialize bash variables to JSON output
+#
+# # Created
+# Author: Dave Eddy <ysap@daveeddy.com>
+# Date: July 09, 2026
+# License: MIT
+#
+# # Contributors
+# - Dave Eddy <ysap@daveeddy.com>
+
+_jv-usage() {
+	local usage
+	read -r -d '' usage <<-EOF
+	Usage: jsonvar [-aev] [[name], ...]
+
+	Serialize bash variables to JSON output
+
+	Options
+	    -a    show all variables
+	    -e    show only exported variables
+	    -v    show only the values of the variables
+	    -h    show this message and exit
+	EOF
+	echo "$usage"
+}
+
+_jv-json-encode-string() {
+	local s=$1
+
+	local LC_ALL=C
+	local -A table=()
+
+	# we can start at 1 because bash variables can't have nul bytes in them
+	local hex byte esc i
+	for ((i = 1; i < 0x20; i++)); do
+		printf -v hex '%02x' "$i"
+
+		printf -v byte '%b' "\\x$hex"
+		printf -v esc '\\u%04x' "$i"
+		table[$byte]=$esc
+	done
+
+	table[$'\b']='\b'
+	table[$'\t']='\t'
+	table[$'\n']='\n'
+	table[$'\f']='\f'
+	table[$'\r']='\r'
+
+	table['\']='\\'
+	table['"']='\"'
+
+	# serialize the string
+	local out=''
+	local len=${#s}
+	local c
+	for ((i = 0; i < len; i++)); do
+		c=${s:i:1}
+		esc=${table[$c]}
+
+		if [[ -n $esc ]]; then
+			# lookup table matched for this byte
+			out+=$esc
+		else
+			# no lookup table match, byte falls through
+			out+=$c
+		fi
+	done
+
+
+	printf '"%s"' "$out"
+}
+
+_jv-encode-variable() {
+	local _jv_name=$1
+	local -n _jv_ref=$_jv_name
+	local _jv_attrs=${_jv_ref@a}
+
+	case "$_jv_attrs" in
+		*a*) # process indexed array
+			echo -n '['
+			local _jv_value _jv_i=0
+			for _jv_value in "${_jv_ref[@]}"; do
+				((_jv_i++))
+
+				# check member type
+				if [[ $_jv_attrs == *i* ]]; then
+					printf '%d' "$_jv_value"
+				else
+					_jv-json-encode-string "$_jv_value"
+				fi
+
+				if ((_jv_i < ${#_jv_ref[@]})); then
+					echo -n ', '
+				fi
+			done
+			echo -n ']'
+			;;
+		*A*) # process associative array
+			echo -n '{'
+			local _jv_key _jv_value _jv_i=0
+			for _jv_key in "${!_jv_ref[@]}"; do
+				((_jv_i++))
+
+				_jv_value=${_jv_ref[$_jv_key]}
+
+				_jv-json-encode-string "$_jv_key"
+				echo -n ': '
+
+				if [[ $_jv_attrs == *i* ]]; then
+					printf '%d' "$_jv_value"
+				else
+					_jv-json-encode-string "$_jv_value"
+				fi
+
+				if ((_jv_i < ${#_jv_ref[@]})); then
+					echo -n ', '
+				fi
+			done
+			echo -n '}'
+			;;
+		*i*) # process integer
+			echo -n "$_jv_ref"
+			;;
+		*) # anything else, it's probably a string lol
+			_jv-json-encode-string "$_jv_ref"
+			;;
+	esac
+
+}
+
+jsonvar() {
+	local _jv_all='false'
+	local _jv_exported='false'
+	local _jv_value='false'
+
+	# get arguments from user
+	local OPTIND OPTARG _jv_opt
+	while getopts 'aevh' _jv_opt; do
+		case "$_jv_opt" in
+			a) _jv_all='true';;
+			e) _jv_exported='true';;
+			v) _jv_value='true';;
+			h) _jv-usage; return 0;;
+			*) _jv-usage >&2; return 2;;
+		esac
+	done
+	shift "$((OPTIND - 1))"
+
+	local _jv_key
+
+	# figure out what variables to look at
+	local -a _jv_variables
+	if $_jv_all; then
+		readarray -t _jv_variables < <(compgen -v)
+	elif $_jv_exported; then
+		readarray -t _jv_variables < <(compgen -e)
+	else
+		_jv_variables=("$@")
+
+		# ensure the user gave us *something*
+		if (( ${#_jv_variables[@]} == 0 )); then
+			echo 'variable name or flag required' >&2
+			_jv-usage >&2
+			return 2
+		fi
+
+		# check variables given
+		local _jv_error='false'
+		for _jv_key in "${_jv_variables[@]}"; do
+			# warn the user if they gave us an internal name
+			if [[ $_jv_key == _jv_* ]]; then
+				echo "[error] invalid internal variable '$_jv_key'" >&2
+				_jv_error='true'
+			fi
+
+			# check to make sure the variable is defined
+			if ! declare -p "$_jv_key" &>/dev/null; then
+				echo "[error] variable '$_jv_key' not defined" >&2
+				_jv_error='true'
+			fi
+		done
+
+		if $_jv_error; then
+			return 1
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	# loop the variables first to filter out hidden / internal var names
+	local _jv_i
+	local _jv_len=${#_jv_variables[@]}
+	for ((_jv_i = 0; _jv_i < _jv_len; _jv_i++)); do
+		_jv_key=${_jv_variables[_jv_i]}
+
+		# filter out internal variables by name
+		if [[ $_jv_key == _jv_* ]]; then
+			unset '_jv_variables[_jv_i]'
+			continue
+		fi
+
+		# variable name was good, do nothing
+	done
+
+	# loop the remaining variables and format them
+	$_jv_value || echo '{'
+	_jv_i=0
+	for _jv_key in "${_jv_variables[@]}"; do
+		((_jv_i++))
+
+		if ! $_jv_value; then
+			# indent
+			echo -n '    '
+
+			# print the key
+			_jv-json-encode-string "$_jv_key"
+			echo -n ': '
+		fi
+
+		# print the value
+		_jv-encode-variable "$_jv_key"
+
+		# optionally print the comma
+		if ! $_jv_value && ((_jv_i < ${#_jv_variables[@]})); then
+			echo -n ','
+		fi
+		echo
+	done
+	$_jv_value || echo '}'
+}
+
+_jv-complete() {
+	COMPREPLY=(
+		# add all variables
+		$(compgen -v -- "${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}")
+
+		# add the individual flags
+		$(compgen -W '-a -e -v -h' -- "${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}")
+	)
+}
+
+if ( return 0 &>/dev/null ); then
+	# we are being sourced
+	complete -F _jv-complete jsonvar
+else
+	# we are being executed directly
+	declare -a test_indexed=(a b c)
+	declare -a test_sparse=(a b c [67]=d)
+	declare -A test_assoc=([a]=1 [b]=2 [c]=3)
+	declare -i test_int=67
+	declare -- test_string='hello world'
+
+	declare -ai test_indexed_ints=(0 1 2 0xff foo bar baz)
+	declare -Ai test_assoc_ints=([foo]=0 [bar]=1 [baz]=0xff [bat]=foo)
+
+	jsonvar "$@"
+fi

scraps/redirect_exec.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+send_some_output() {
+	echo "hello"
+	echo "here"
+	echo "goodbye"
+}
+
+exec > >(tee -a ./x.out) 2>&1
+
+send_some_output >&2

scraps/test-get_hpf_facts.yml

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+---
+
+- name: test-get-hpf-facts.yml
+  hosts: all
+
+  tasks:
+
+  - name: Copy over get-hpf-facts.sh
+    ansible.builtin.copy:
+      src: home/hpf-ans/bin/get-hpf-facts.sh
+      dest: bin/get-hpf-facts.sh
+      owner: hpf-ans
+      group: hpf-ans
+      mode: u=rwx,go=gx
+      backup: true
+
+  - name: Run get-hpf-facts.sh
+    ansible.builtin.command:
+      cmd: bin/get-hpf-facts.sh {{ ansible_facts["os_family"] }}
+    register: registered_hpf_facts
+    changed_when: false
+
+  - name: Convert k=v stdout into facts
+    ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+      hpf_facts: "{{ registered_hpf_facts.stdout | from_json }}"
+
+  - name: Print skel
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
+      var: hpf_facts.skel

scraps/test-get_useradd_settings.yml

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+---
+
+- name: test-get_useradd_settings.sh
+  hosts: all
+
+  tasks:
+
+  - name: Copy over bin/get_useradd_settings.sh
+    ansible.builtin.copy:
+      src: hpf-ans/bin/get_useradd_settings.sh
+      dest: bin/get_useradd_settings.sh
+      owner: hpf-ans
+      group: hpf-ans
+      mode: u=rwx,go=gx
+      backup: true
+
+  - name: Run get_useradd_settings.sh
+    ansible.builtin.command:
+      cmd: bin/get_useradd_settings.sh {{ ansible_facts["os_family"] }}
+    register: useradd_settings
+    changed_when: false
+
+  - name: Convert k=v stdout into variables
+    ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+#     great_heath:
+#       - "{{ item.split('=', 1)[0] }}": "{{ item.split('=', 1)[1] }}"
+      "HPF_{{ item.split('=', 1)[0] }}": "{{ item.split('=', 1)[1] }}"
+#     "{{ item.split('=', 1)[0] | trim }}": "{{ item.split('=', 1)[1] | trim }}"
+    loop: "{{ useradd_settings.stdout.splitlines() }}"
+
+
+
+# - name: Convert key-value strings into variables
+#   vars:
+#     my_var: "SKEL= SKEL2=/etc/skel\nHEATH=great"
+#   ansible.builtin.set_fact: "{{ my_var }}"
+
+#    ansible.builtin.set_fact: "{{ useradd_settings.stdout }}"
+
+#    ansible.builtin.set_fact: "SKEL= SKEL2=/etc/skel\nHEATH=great"
+
+#    ansible.builtin.set_fact: "{{ useradd_settings.stdout | from_yaml }}"
+
+#    ansible.builtin.set_fact: "{{ useradd_settings.stdout }}"
+
+#    ansible.builtin.set_fact: "SKEL2=/etc/skel\nHEATH=great"
+
+#  - name: Convert key-value strings into variables
+#    ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+#      kv_vars: "{{ useradd_settings.stdout }}"
+
+#  - name: Print ansible variables
+#    ansible.builtin.debug:
+#      var: vars
+
+# - name: Print SKEL
+#   ansible.builtin.debug:
+#     var: SKEL
+# - name: Print heath.SKEL
+#   ansible.builtin.debug:
+#     var: heath.SKEL
+# - name: Print SKEL2
+#   ansible.builtin.debug:
+#     var: SKEL2
+# - name: Print HEATH
+#   ansible.builtin.debug:
+#     var: HEATH
+  - name: Print all variables
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
+      var: vars