--- - name: "Configure the password for the debian-sys-maint user" mysql_user: name: "debian-sys-maint" host: "localhost" password: "{{ credentials.mysql_root.password }}" tags: - debian-sys-maint - name: "Store the debian-sys-maint password in /etc/mysql/debian.cnf" replace: path: /etc/mysql/debian.cnf regexp: '^password\s*=.*$' replace: "password = {{ credentials.mysql_root.password }}" tags: - debian-sys-maint