--- # Become needs to happen in the task or root will be added to the sudo group instead of the user - name: On Debian, remove sudo hosts: all gather_facts: true pre_tasks: - name: Check for non-root user id debug: msg: "Detected user: '{{ ansible_user_id }}'" failed_when: ansible_user_id == "root" - name: Remove current user from sudo group become: true become_method: su command: gpasswd -d "{{ ansible_user_id }}" sudo when: ansible_distribution == "Debian" - name: Uninstall sudo package if present become: true become_method: su apt: name: sudo state: absent update-cache: no when: ansible_distribution == "Debian"