--- - name: Install packages apt: name: "{{ item }}" state: present with_items: - 'tomcat8' - 'tomcat8-user' - 'libpam-systemd' - name: Create tomcat root dir file: path: "{{ tomcat_instance_root }}" state: directory owner: 'root' group: 'root' mode: "0755" - name: Copy systemd unit copy: src: 'tomcat_stretch.service' dest: "/etc/systemd/user/tomcat.service" mode: "0755" - name: Disable default tomcat8 service service: name: tomcat8 state: stopped enabled: false