ansible playbook to change user password on linux

passwd.yml

---
# You may override default target user with -e user=someotheruser
# It is mandatory to choose a strong password! At least consult with https://www.bennish.net/password-strength-checker/

- name: change linux user password
  hosts: [all]
  gather_facts: no
  vars_prompt:
      - name: user
      prompt: "Enter the username for password change"
      private: no
## use this when 656K rounds will be OK for your servers' CPU performance, or when rounds number will become configurable in ansible
# You may need 'apt-get install python-passlib' or 'pip install passlib' for vars_prompt encryption
      - name: newhash
      prompt: "new password"
      private: yes
      encrypt: "sha512_crypt" # 656000 rounds hardcoded in ansible :(
      confirm: yes
      salt_size: 8
## temp hack with direct hash input
#    - name: newhash
#      prompt: "new hash (get it from the shadow file of some reference server)"

  vars:
    user: "{{ local_user.stdout }}"

  pre_tasks:
    - name: get default (local) user
      local_action: command whoami
      register: local_user
      changed_when: False
      run_once: yes
      check_mode: no
      become: no

    - name: newhash sanity check
      delegate_to: localhost
      assert:
        that:
          - newhash is match("\$[a-z0-9-]+\$[0-9A-Za-z./+=,$-]+$")
        msg: "{{ newhash }} doesn't look like /etc/shadow compatible hash"
      run_once: yes
      become: no

  tasks:
    - name: confirm password change
      pause:
        prompt: "Press ENTER to set shadow password of user '{{ user }}' to '{{ newhash }}' on {{ play_hosts |length }} servers"

    - name: check target user existence
      getent:
        key: "{{ user }}"
        database: passwd

    - name: change shadow password hash
      user:
        user: "{{ user }}"
        password: "{{ newhash }}"
      become: yes