added task block to prompt user for a fallback password if given root password is null

roles/init-server/tasks/spawn.yml

@@ -18,20 +18,41 @@
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     root_pubkeys: "{{ root_pubkeys | default([]) + [lookup('file', item)] }}"
   loop: "{{ root_pubkey_paths }}"
+- name: Ensuring password is defined for root user
+  when: prehashed_password is undefined or prehashed_password == None
+  block:
+    - name: Prompting for password for or of root user
+      when: password is undefined or password == None
+      ansible.builtin.pause:
+        prompt: "Provide a password for the root user"
+        echo: false
+      register: prompted_password
+    - name: Getting the inputted password for root user
+      when: prompted_password is defined or prompted_password != None
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        prehashed_password: "{{ prompted_password.user_input }}"
 - name: Bootstrapping VPS
   block:
+    - name: Ensuring token is available for VPS service API
+      when: token is undefined or token == None
+      ansible.builtin.pause:
+        prompt: "Provide the API token for the given VPS service"
+        echo: false
+      register: prompted_token
     - name: Creating VPS via Linode VPS service API
       block:
         - name: Creating the VPS
           linode.cloud.instance:
-            api_token: "{{ token }}"
+            api_token: "{{ token | prompted_token.user_input }}"
             label: "{{ instance }}"
             type: g6-standard-2
             image: "{{ operating_system }}"
             disk_encryption: enabled
             region: "{{ origin }}"
             private_ip: true
-            root_pass: "{{ password }}"
+            # @TODO find out if 'root_pass' attribute takes in hashed or plaintext password
+            # root_pass: "{{ password | default((prehashed_password | lookup('password_hash', hashtype='sha512'))) }}" # IF HASHED
+            root_pass: "{{ password | default(prehashed_password) }}" # IF PLAINTEXT
             authorized_keys: "{{ root_pubkeys }}"
             state: present
           register: new_instance
@@ -43,7 +64,6 @@
             timeout: 300
           vars:
             ansible_ssh_private_key_file: "{{ chosen_privkey | default(ssh_keypairs.files | rejectattr('path', 'search', '\\.pub$') | map(attribute='path') | list | random) }}" # @TODO define 'chosen_privkey'in playbook
-            ansible_user: root
           loop: "{{ new_instance.instance[ip_pref] }}"
       tags:
         - linode
@@ -66,8 +86,6 @@
           ansible.builtin.wait_for_connection:
             delay: 20
             timeout: 300
-          vars:
-            ansible_user: root
           loop: "{{ groups[instance] | default(hostvars[instance]) }}"
         - name: Checking if that server has required operating system
           delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
@@ -76,8 +94,6 @@
           when: ansible_facts["system"] != "Linux" and item is ansible.utils['ip_pref']
           ansible.builtin.fail:
             msg: Unsupported operating system found
-          vars:
-            ansible_user: root
           loop: "{{ groups[instance] | default(hostvars[instance]) }}"
         - name: Checking if that server has required Linux distro
           delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
@@ -86,19 +102,16 @@
           when: ansible_facts["system"] == "Linux" and ansible_facts["os_family"] != "Debian" and item is ansible.utils['ip_pref']
           ansible.builtin.fail:
             msg: Unsupported Linux distro found
-          vars:
-            ansible_user: root
           loop: "{{ groups[instance] | default(hostvars[instance]) }}"
     - name: Providing authorized keys for server root account
       delegate_to: "{{ item[0] }}"
       delegate_facts: true
+      become: true
       remote_user: root
       ansible.posix.authorized_key:
         user: "{{ ansible_user }}"
         key: "{{ lookup('file', item[1]) }}"
         state: present
-      vars:
-        ansible_user: root
       loop: "{{ (groups[instance] | default(hostvars[instance])) | product(root_pubkey_paths) }}"
   tags:
     - lan