update_hosts.yml with motd, login page and rsyslog config

ansible-5/roles/common/tasks/apply_updates.yml

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+---
+# update packages to latest
+
+- name: run apt updates
+  apt:
+    upgrade: dist
+    update_cache: yes
+    cache_valid_time: 3600
+  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+
+- name: check for reboot required
+  stat:
+    path: /var/run/reboot-required
+  register: reboot_required
+
+- name: reboot after updates
+  reboot:
+  when: reboot_required.stat.exists

ansible-5/roles/common/tasks/main.yml

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+---
+# update packages to latest
+
+- include_tasks: apply_updates.yml
+
+- include_tasks: motd.yml

ansible-5/roles/common/tasks/motd.yml

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+---
+# main tasks for setting up motd dynamic shell header
+
+- debug: var=ansible_nodename
+
+- name: Install required packages
+  apt:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    update_cache: yes
+    cache_valid_time: 3600
+    state: latest
+  with_items:
+    - lsb-release
+    - figlet
+    - update-motd
+    - lm-sensors
+  when: ansible_architecture != 'armv7l'
+
+
+- name: remove help text
+  file:
+    state: absent
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+  with_items:
+    - /etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text
+    - /etc/update-motd.d/51-cloudguest
+  when: ansible_architecture != 'armv7l'
+
+
+- name: add new info
+  copy:
+    src: "{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: /etc/update-motd.d/{{ item.dest }}
+    mode: 755
+  with_items:
+    - { src: motd/hostname.sh, dest: 10-hostname }
+    - { src: motd/systats.sh, dest: 11-sysstats}
+  when: ansible_architecture != 'armv7l'