--- - name: Test that .netrc in root homedir exists ansible.builtin.file: path: /root/.netrc state: file register: result_test_netrc - name: Output result if .netrc for user root exists ansible.builtin.assert: that: - result_test_netrc.state == 'file' fail_msg: .netrc in /root/ not present success_msg: .netrc exists in /root/ - name: Delete '.netrc' in /root ansible.builtin.file: path: /root/.netrc state: absent when: result_test_netrc.state == 'file'