--- - name: update ntp.conf lineinfile: dest=/etc/ntp.conf regexp="^server\s+.*debian.pool.ntp.org.*" insertafter="^server\s.*" state=absent notify: restart ntp tags: - ntp - ntpconfig - name: update ntp.conf lineinfile: dest=/etc/ntp.conf insertafter="# pool:" line="server {{item}} iburst" with_items: "{{ntp}}" notify: restart ntp tags: - ntp - ntpconfig - name: Start the ntp service service: name=ntp state=started enabled=true tags: ntp