--- - name: Ensure files exist ansible.builtin.file: path: "{{ item }}" state: touch mode: "0600" loop: - /mnt/etc/at.allow - /mnt/etc/cron.allow - /mnt/etc/hosts.allow - /mnt/etc/hosts.deny - name: Ensure files do not exist ansible.builtin.file: path: "{{ item }}" state: absent loop: - /mnt/etc/at.deny - /mnt/etc/cron.deny