- linode:
    api_key: 'longStringFromLinodeApi'
    name: linode-test1
    plan: 1
    datacenter: 2
    distribution: 99
    password: 'superSecureRootPassword'
    private_ip: yes
    ssh_pub_key: 'ssh-rsa qwerty'
    swap: 768
    wait: yes
    wait_timeout: 600
    state: present
  register: linode_node

- include: bootstrap.yml
  when: linode_node.changed

name: base | local ansible user | create user
  user:
    name: "{{ local_ansible_user }}"
    group: "{{ local_ansible_group }}"
    home: "/home/{{ local_ansible_user }}"
    state: present
    generate_ssh_key: "{{ local_ansible_generate_key }}"
    ssh_key_bits: 4096
    ssh_key_type: rsa
  tags:
    - ansible
    - local_user

- name: base | local ansible user | provision authorised keys
  authorized_key:
    user: "{{ local_ansible_user }}"
    state: present
    key: "{{ item }}"
  with_items: "{{ local_ansible_authorised_keys }}"
  tags:
    - ansible
    - authorised_keys

- name: openssh | server | create configuration
  template:
    src: sshd_config.j2
    dest: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
    owner: root
    group: root
    mode: "0640"
    validate: "/usr/sbin/sshd -tf %s"
  notify:
    - openssh | server | restart
  tags:
    - ssh
    - openssh

[targets]

other1.example.com ansible_connection=ssh ansible_ssh_user=root # new host
other2.example.com ansible_connection=ssh ansible_ssh_user=user # bootstrapped host

- hosts: all
  remote_user: root
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - name: Check ansible user
      command: ssh -q -o BatchMode=yes -o ConnectTimeout=3 ansible@{{ inventory_hostname }} "echo OK"
      delegate_to: 127.0.0.1
      changed_when: false
      failed_when: false
      register: check_ansible_user
    - block:
      - name: Create Ansible user
        user:
          name: ansible
          comment: "Ansible user"
          password: $6$u3GdHI6FzXL01U9q$LENkJYHcA/NbnXAoJ1jzj.n3a7X6W35rj2TU1kSx4cDtgOEV9S6UboZ4BQ414UDjVvpaQhTt8sXVtkPvOuNt.0
          shell: /bin/bash
      - name: Add authorized key
        authorized_key:
          user: ansible
          key: "{{ lookup('file', '~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub') }}"
          exclusive: yes
      - name: Allow sudo for ansible
        copy:
          content: ansible ALL=(ALL) ALL
          dest: /etc/sudoers.d/ansible
          mode: 0600
      when: check_ansible_user | failed

- hosts: all
  remote_user: ansible
  become: yes
  roles:
    - ...