--- # Become needs to happen in the task or root will be added to the sudo group instead of the user - name: On Debian, check if sudo is installed hosts: all gather_facts: true become: false pre_tasks: - name: Check for non-root user id debug: msg: "Detected user: '{{ ansible_user_id }}'" failed_when: ansible_user_id == "root" - name: Install sudo package if not present already become: true become_method: su apt: name: sudo state: present update-cache: yes when: ansible_distribution == "Debian" - name: Add current user to sudo group become: true become_method: su user: name: "{{ ansible_user_id }}" groups: sudo append: yes when: ansible_distribution == "Debian"