--- - name: Create needed directories file: path={{ consul_root_dir }}/{{ item.dir }} state=directory owner={{ item.owner | default(omit) }} group={{ item.group | default(omit) }} mode={{ item.mode | default(omit) }} loop: - dir: archives owner: root group: root mode: 700 - dir: backup owner: root group: root mode: 700 - dir: meta owner: root group: root mode: 700 - dir: bin - dir: tmp owner: "{{ consul_user }}" group: "{{ consul_user }}" mode: 700 - dir: data owner: "{{ consul_user }}" group: "{{ consul_user }}" mode: 700 - dir: etc owner: root group: "{{ consul_user }}" mode: 750 tags: consul