- name: Install samba packages using apt apt: name: - samba state: present update_cache: true - name: Ensure samba group exists ansible.builtin.group: name: '{{samba_group}}' state: present system: true notify: - reload-samba - name: Ensure samba user ansible.builtin.user: name: '{{samba_user}}' comment: Samba user group: '{{samba_group}}' shell: /bin/false create_home: false notify: - reload-samba - name: Add the User(s) to Samba group user: name: '{{ item.name }}' groups: '{{ samba_group }}' append: true with_items: '{{users}}' - name: Ensure Share directories ansible.builtin.file: path: '{{item}}' recurse: true state: directory owner: '{{samba_user}}' group: '{{samba_group}}' mode: u+rw,g+rw with_items: '{{shares}}' notify: - reload-samba - name: Copy smb conf files copy: src: '{{item}}' dest: /etc/samba/{{item}} with_items: - smb.conf - shares.conf notify: - reload-samba