- name: install dbus (needed to set the hostname with systemd) apt: pkg: dbus when: rootpath == "" - name: set hostname with systemd hostname: name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}" when: rootpath == "" - name: customize vm image hostname copy: dest: "{{ rootpath }}/etc/hostname" content: '{{ inventory_hostname_short }}' - name: customize vm image hosts file template: src: hosts.j2 dest: "{{ rootpath }}/etc/hosts" when: vm is defined