--- - name: Populate service facts service_facts: - name: Mask alternative NTP clients to prevent conflicts vars: # NOTE(mgoddard): The service_facts module can return services that are not # present, possibly due to After/Before dependencies in other services. # These show up with a status of 'not-found'. service_exists: >- {{ item in ansible_facts.services and ansible_facts.services[item].status != 'not-found' }} systemd: name: "{{ item }}" enabled: "{{ 'false' if service_exists else omit }}" masked: true state: "{{ 'stopped' if service_exists else omit }}" become: true with_items: "{{ ntp_service_disable_list }}"