head plugin creates a dedicated user

elasticsearch-plugin-head/defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-elasticsearch_plugin_head_install_path: /var/www2/elasticsearch-head
+elasticsearch_plugin_head_home: /home/elasticsearch-head
-elasticsearch_plugin_head_owner: "www-data"
+elasticsearch_plugin_head_clone_dir: "{{ elasticsearch_plugin_head_home }}/www"
-elasticsearch_plugin_head_group: "www-data"
+elasticsearch_plugin_head_owner: "elasticsearch-head"
+elasticsearch_plugin_head_group: "elasticsearch-head"

elasticsearch-plugin-head/tasks/main.yml

@@ -36,29 +36,30 @@
     - packages
     - npm
 
+- name: "User {{ elasticsearch_plugin_head_owner }} is present"
+  user:
+    name: "{{ elasticsearch_plugin_head_owner }}"
+    home: "{{ elasticsearch_plugin_head_home }}"
+    createhome: yes
+    system: yes
+    shell: /bin/false
+
+- block:
   - name: Head repository is check-out
     git:
       repo: "git://github.com/mobz/elasticsearch-head.git"
-    dest: "{{ elasticsearch_plugin_head_install_path }}"
+      dest: "{{ elasticsearch_plugin_head_clone_dir }}"
       clone: yes
     tags:
-    - elasticsearch
+      - packages
 
   - name: NPM packages for head are installed
     npm:
-    path: "{{ elasticsearch_plugin_head_install_path }}"
+      path: "{{ elasticsearch_plugin_head_clone_dir }}"
     tags:
       - packages
       - npm
-
+  become_user: "{{ elasticsearch_plugin_head_owner }}"
-- name: "Directory is owned by {{ elasticsearch_plugin_head_owner }}"
-  file:
-    path: "{{ elasticsearch_plugin_head_install_path }}"
-    owner: "{{ elasticsearch_plugin_head_owner }}"
-    group: "{{ elasticsearch_plugin_head_group }}"
-    state: directory
-  tags:
-    - elasticsearch
 
 - name: Elasticsearch HTTP/CORS are enabled
   lineinfile: