--- - name: use deploystuff role to ensure dns services are deployed hosts: all tasks: - name: deploy motd (in task 1) become: true copy: src: files/motd dest: /etc/motd owner: root group: root mode: 0444 - name: apply role here include_role: defaults_from: rhel.yml handlers_from: rhel.yml tasks_from: mycustomprocess.yml role: myroles.deploystuff - name: deploy motd (in task 2) become: true copy: src: files/motd dest: /etc/motd owner: root group: root mode: 0444