--- - name: set ntp service name depending on OS family block: - name: set ntp service name for Debian family set_fact: ntp_service_name: ntp when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian' - name: set ntp service name for Red Hat family set_fact: ntp_service_name: ntpd when: ansible_os_family in ['RedHat', 'Suse'] # Installation of NTP daemons needs to be a separate task since installations # can't happen on Atomic - name: install the ntp daemon when: not is_atomic block: - name: install ntpd package: name: ntp state: present register: result until: result is succeeded when: - ntp_daemon_type == "ntpd" - name: install chrony package: name: chrony state: present register: result until: result is succeeded when: - ntp_daemon_type == "chronyd" - name: enable the ntp daemon and disable the rest block: - name: enable timesyncing on timesyncd command: timedatectl set-ntp on notify: - disable ntpd - disable chronyd when: - ntp_daemon_type == "timesyncd" - name: disable time sync using timesyncd if we are not using it command: timedatectl set-ntp no when: - ntp_daemon_type != "timesyncd" - name: enable ntpd service: name: "{{ ntp_service_name }}" enabled: yes state: started notify: - disable chronyd - disable timesyncd when: - ntp_daemon_type == "ntpd" - name: enable chronyd service: name: "{{ chrony_daemon_name }}" enabled: yes state: started notify: - disable ntpd - disable timesyncd when: - ntp_daemon_type == "chronyd"