diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 9a10acd..e9f93c7 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
       template:
         src: saslauthd.conf.j2
         dest: /etc/saslauthd.conf
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: 0644
       notify:
       - restart saslauthd
 
@@ -23,6 +26,9 @@
       copy:
         src: saslauthd-defaults
         dest: /etc/default/saslauthd
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: 0644
       notify:
         - restart saslauthd
 
@@ -30,6 +36,9 @@
       copy:
         src: smtpd.conf
         dest: /etc/postfix/sasl/smtpd.conf
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: 0644
       notify:
         - restart postfix
 
@@ -50,6 +59,9 @@
   template:
     src: "{{ item.src }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
   with_items:
     - { src: "main.cf.j2", dest: "/etc/postfix/main.cf" }
     - { src: "master.cf.j2", dest: "/etc/postfix/master.cf" }
@@ -62,6 +74,9 @@
   template:
     src: maps.j2
     dest: "{{ item }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
   with_items: "{{ postfix.postfixmaps }}"
   notify:
   - restart postfix