Add option for not configuring MOTD

roles/base/tasks/core.yml

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     file: core_motd.yml
     apply:
       tags: motd
+  when: base_core_motd_enabled == true
   tags:
   - motd
 

roles/base/tasks/core_motd.yml

@@ -1,45 +1,42 @@
 ---
 # file: roles/base/tasks/core_motd.yml
 
-- name: "Configure standard MOTD"
+- name: Disable unnecessary MOTD files
-  block:
+  file:
-  - name: Disable unnecessary MOTD files
+    path: "{{ item }}"
-    file:
+    mode: 644
-      path: "{{ item }}"
+  with_items:
-      mode: 644
+    - "/etc/update-motd.d/00-header"
-    with_items:
+    - "/etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text"
-      - "/etc/update-motd.d/00-header"
+    - "/etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news"
-      - "/etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text"
+    - "/etc/update-motd.d/50-landscape-sysinfo"
-      - "/etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news"
+  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
-      - "/etc/update-motd.d/50-landscape-sysinfo"
-    when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
 
-  - name: Disable motd-news service in config file
+- name: Disable motd-news service in config file
-    ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
-      path: /etc/default/motd-news
+    path: /etc/default/motd-news
-      regexp: ^ENABLED=
+    regexp: ^ENABLED=
-      line: "ENABLED=0"
+    line: "ENABLED=0"
-    when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
-    notify:
+  notify:
-      - Reboot Host
+    - Reboot Host
 
-  - name: Disable motd-news timer
+- name: Disable motd-news timer
-    service:
+  service:
-      name: motd-news.timer
+    name: motd-news.timer
-      state: stopped
+    state: stopped
-      enabled: no
+    enabled: no
-    when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
 
-  - name: Install the MOTD Script
+- name: Install the MOTD Script
-    template: 
+  template: 
-      src: motd.j2
+    src: motd.j2
-      dest: /etc/profile.d/login-info.sh
+    dest: /etc/profile.d/login-info.sh
 
-  - name: Configure SSH to not use the default MOTD
+- name: Configure SSH to not use the default MOTD
-    lineinfile:
+  lineinfile:
-      path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+    path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-      regexp: '^#?PrintMotd '
+    regexp: '^#?PrintMotd '
-      line: PrintMotd no
+    line: PrintMotd no
-    notify:
+  notify:
-      - Restart SSH
+    - Restart SSH
-  when: base_core_motd_enabled == true