gistfile1.txt

# Make FS for CIS compliance
- name: make filesystem for /var if needed
  become: yes
  filesystem:
    fstype: ext4
    dev: "{{ var_disk }}"
  register: fs

- name: Backup /var
  when: fs is changed
  become: yes
  block:
  # Adding a yum update here, because if this is happening, it means it's a new host.
  - name: upgrade all packages
    yum:
      name: '*'
      state: latest

  - name: Make temporary mount point
    become: yes
    mount:
      name: /mnt/var
      src: "{{ var_disk }}"
      fstype: ext4
      state: mounted
    when: fs is changed
    
    - name: Backup filesystem
    become: yes
    shell: cp -apx /var/* /mnt/var

  - name: Unmount temp mount
    become: yes
    mount:
      name: /mnt/var
      state: absent

  - name: Add /var to the filesystem but dont mount
    become: yes
    mount:
      path: /var
      src: "{{ var_disk }}"
      fstype: ext4
      opts: defaults,nofail
      state: present
      backup: yes

  - name: Reboot
    reboot: