--- - name: Check if cron is installed shell: "set -o pipefail && dpkg -l cron 2>/dev/null | grep -q -E '^(i|h)i'" args: executable: /bin/bash check_mode: no failed_when: False changed_when: False register: is_cron_installed - name: "log rotation script" template: src: rotate_elasticsearch_logs.j2 dest: /etc/cron.daily/rotate_elasticsearch_logs owner: root group: root mode: "0750" when: is_cron_installed.rc == 0