Perfect. Here's my solution based on your feedback.   - name: Check if Ambari setup has already run   command: grep 'jdbc' /etc/ambari-server/conf/ambari.properties   register: ambari_setup_check   check_mode: no   ignore_errors: yes   changed_when: no   - name: Setup Ambari server   command: printf '%s\n' y ambari y y n | ambari-server setup -j /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-  openjdk-amd64   become: yes   when: ambari_setup_check.rc == 1 ... View more