playbook.yml

---
- hosts: all
  become: yes
  become_method: sudo
  become_user: root

  vars:

  tasks:
    - name: Modify Root login as yes
      lineinfile: dest=/etc/ssh/sshd_config line="PermitRootLogin yes" state=present

    - name: Remove root login without-password
      lineinfile: dest=/etc/ssh/sshd_config line="PermitRootLogin without-password" state=absent

    - name: add PasswordAuthentication yes
      lineinfile: dest=/etc/ssh/sshd_config line="PasswordAuthentication yes" state=present

    - name: remove PasswordAuthentication no
      lineinfile: dest=/etc/ssh/sshd_config line="PasswordAuthentication no" state=absent

    - name: Change root password
      user: name=root update_password=always password=GuIkDlsnBkYT6

    - name: restart the ssh daemon to get the new configs
      service: name=sshd state=restarted