--- - name: Remove ssh service systemd-socket file ansible.builtin.file: path: "{{ item }}" state: absent loop: - /etc/systemd/system/ssh.service.d/00-socket.conf - /etc/systemd/system/ssh.service.requires/ssh.socket - /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/ssh.socket - name: Disable systemd-socket activation ansible.builtin.systemd: name: ssh.socket state: stopped enabled: false masked: true