Lots of little fixes and cleanup

defaults/main.yml

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ preflight__timezone: UTC
 firewall__ssh_rule: limit
 
 # User
-admin_user: "admin"
+user: "admin"
-admin_group: "admin"
+group: "admin"
 
 # SSH Config
 ssh__port: 8822
 ssh__password_authentication: "no"
 ssh__address_family: "inet"
+
+ssh__keys: []

tasks/add_user.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
-- name: add_user | Add admin group
+- name: linode_preflight | add_user | Add admin group
   group:
-    name: "{{ admin_group }}"
+    name: "{{ group }}"
     state: present
 
-- name: add_user | Allow 'admin' group to have passwordless sudo
+- name: linode_preflight | add_user | Allow 'admin' group to have passwordless sudo
   lineinfile:
     dest: /etc/sudoers
     state: present
@@ -13,27 +13,28 @@
     validate: 'visudo -cf %s'
   become: yes
 
-- name: add_user | Add admin user
+- name: linode_preflight | add_user | Add admin user
   user:
-    name: "{{ admin_user }}"
+    name: "{{ user }}"
-    group: "{{ admin_group }}"
+    group: "{{ group }}"
     state: present
     create_home: yes
+    shell: /bin/bash
   become: yes
 
-- name: add_user | Ensure admin user ssh directory exists
+- name: linode_preflight | add_user | Ensure admin user ssh directory exists
   file:
-    path: "/home/{{ admin_user }}/.ssh/"
+    path: "/home/{{ user }}/.ssh/"
     state: directory
-    owner: "{{ admin_user }}"
+    owner: "{{ user }}"
-    group: "{{ admin_group }}"
+    group: "{{ group }}"
     mode: 0700
   become: yes
 
-- name: add_user | Add SSH keys to admin user
+- name: linode_preflight | add_user | Add SSH keys to admin user
   authorized_key:
-    user: "{{ admin_user }}"
+    user: "{{ user }}"
     state: present
     key: "{{ item.key }}"
-  with_items: "{{ ssh_keys }}"
+  with_items: "{{ ssh__keys }}"
   become: yes

tasks/ansible_dependencies.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- name: linode-preflight | Install Python
+- name: linode-preflight | ansible dependencies | Install Python
   raw: test -e /usr/bin/python || (sudo apt-get -y update && sudo apt-get install -y python2-minimal)
   register: common__pyout
   become: yes

tasks/firewall.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
-- name: firewall | install ufw
+- name: linode_preflight | firewall | install ufw
   apt:
     pkg: ufw
     state: present
   become: yes
 
-- name: firewall | Open ssh port
+- name: linode_preflight | firewall | Open ssh port
   ufw:
     state: enabled
     rule: "{{ firewall__ssh_rule }}"
@@ -16,21 +16,21 @@
     - 8822
   become: yes
 
-- name: firewall | deny all incoming connections
+- name: linode_preflight | firewall | deny all incoming connections
   ufw:
     state: enabled
     policy: deny
     direction: incoming
   become: yes
 
-- name: firewall | allow all outgoing connections
+- name: linode_preflight | firewall | allow all outgoing connections
   ufw:
     state: enabled
     policy: allow
     direction: outgoing
   become: yes
 
-- name: firewall | allow all connections from localhost
+- name: linode_preflight | firewall | allow all connections from localhost
   ufw:
     state: enabled
     from: "127.0.0.1"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     proto: any
   become: yes
 
-- name: firewall | Copy SSH config
+- name: linode_preflight | firewall | Copy SSH config
   template:
     src: "etc/ssh/sshd_config.j2"
     dest: "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
@@ -46,4 +46,3 @@
     validate: '/usr/sbin/sshd -t -f %s'
   become: yes
   notify: restart sshd
-

tasks/main.yml

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 - include_tasks: ansible_dependencies.yml
 - include_tasks: preflight.yml
 - include_tasks: add_user.yml
-- include_tasks: firewall.yml
+- include_tasks: firewall.yml # Always run last. Then swap Ansible user.

tasks/preflight.yml

@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 ---
-- name: preflight | install ntp
+- name: linode_preflight | preflight | install ntp
   apt:
     name: ntp
     state: present
   become: yes
 
-- name: preflight | ensure ntp is running on boot
+- name: linode_preflight | preflight | ensure ntp is running on boot
   service:
     name: ntp
     state: started
     enabled: yes
   become: yes
 
-- name: preflight | Set Timezone
+- name: linode_preflight | preflight | Set Timezone
   timezone:
     name: "{{ preflight__timezone }}"
   become: yes
 
-- name: preflight | copy 10periodic unattended upgrades
+- name: linode_preflight | preflight | copy 10periodic unattended upgrades
   template:
     src: "etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic.j2"
     dest: "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic"

templates/etc/ssh/sshd_config.j2

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ AddressFamily {{ ssh__address_family }}
 # Authentication:
 
 #LoginGraceTime 2m
-PermitRootLogin yes
+PermitRootLogin no
 #StrictModes yes
 #MaxAuthTries 6
 #MaxSessions 10