- name: install dbus (needed to set the hostname with systemd) apt: pkg: dbus when: not rootpath - name: set hostname with systemd failed_when: false hostname: name: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}" when: not rootpath - name: customize vm image hostname copy: dest: "{{ rootpath }}/etc/hostname" content: '{{ inventory_hostname_short }}' owner: root group: root mode: 0644 - name: customize vm image hosts file template: src: hosts.j2 dest: "{{ rootpath }}/etc/hosts" owner: root group: root mode: 0644 when: vm is defined