---
- hosts: ios-test
  gather_facts: no
  connection: local

  tasks:

  - name: obtain login credentials
    include_vars: secrets.yml

  - name: define provider
    set_fact:
      provider:
        host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ creds['username'] }}"
        password: "{{ creds['password'] }}"
        auth_pass: "{{ creds['auth_pass'] }}"

  - name: ping ntp server 10.0.15.69
    ios_command:
      provider: "{{ provider }}"
      commands:
        - ping 10.0.15.69
    register: pingntp2
  - debug: var=pingntp2

  - name: set ntp server 10.0.15.69
    ios_config:
      lines:
        - ntp server 10.0.15.69 key 2341 source Loopback0
      match: line
      provider: "{{ provider }}"
    #when: pingntp2.stdout_lines.count("!") > 0
    register: ntp2config
...