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Why

The inventory currently hardcodes ansible_user: root. Many server providers create a non-root user by default (e.g., ubuntu, debian), and users may prefer to SSH as a non-root user with sudo privileges. The SSH key is pre-configured by the user before running the playbook.

What Changes

  • Change ansible_user in inventory to a configurable placeholder instead of hardcoded root
  • Ensure ansible.cfg privilege escalation settings work for both root and non-root users
  • Update the sshd_config template: when connecting as root, allow prohibit-password; when connecting as non-root, the user doesn't need root SSH access at all
  • Update README to document SSH user configuration

Capabilities

New Capabilities

(none)

Modified Capabilities

  • server-base: SSH configuration must work for both root and non-root ansible_user

Impact

  • inventory/hosts.yml updated with configurable user placeholder
  • roles/base/templates/sshd_config.j2 adjusted for flexibility
  • README.md updated with SSH user configuration instructions