--- - name: Create a tar.gz archive of a single file. archive: path: /etc/update-motd.d/* dest: /etc/update-motd.d/motd.tar.gz format: gz force_archive: true - name: remove a motd.d files file: path: /etc/update-motd.d/{{ item }} state: absent with_items: - 10-help-text - 85-fwupd - 90-updates-available - 91-release-upgrade - 95-hwe-eol - 98-fsck-at-reboot - 50-motd-news - 88-esm-announce - name: Create login banner copy: src: login_banner dest: /etc/update-motd.d/00-header owner: root group: root mode: 0755