Remove default user, use more reliable fact name

ansible.cfg

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [defaults]
 inventory = hosts
-remote_user = jonathan
 roles_path = ./roles/dependencies:./roles/services:~/.ansible/roles
 vault_password_file = vault_pass.py
 

roles/provision/tasks/main.yml

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 
 - name: Update `username` if not root
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    username: "{{ ansible_user }}"
-  when: ansible_user != "root"
+    username: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
+  when: ansible_user_id != "root"
   tags:
     - always
 

roles/provision/tasks/ssh_setup.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 - name: Authorise SSH key
   ansible.posix.authorized_key:
-    user: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    user: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
     key: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', 'ssh/{{ ssh_key_pub }}') }}"
 
 # authorized_key ensures the directory is created

roles/services/dockerhost/meta/main.yml

@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ galaxy_info:
 dependencies:
   - role: geerlingguy.docker
     vars:
-      docker_users: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+      docker_users: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
       docker_install_compose: false

roles/services/dockerhost/tasks/main.yml

@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@
     path: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/{{ item }}"
     state: directory
     mode: "0755"
-    owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
-    group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    owner: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
+    group: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
   loop: "{{ services }}"
 
 - name: Provide docker-compose files
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: "{{ item }}-docker-compose.yml.j2"
     dest: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/{{ item }}/docker-compose.yml"
-    owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
-    group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    owner: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
+    group: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
     mode: "0744"
   loop: "{{ services }}"
 

roles/services/npm/meta/main.yml

@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ galaxy_info:
 dependencies:
   - role: geerlingguy.docker
     vars:
-      docker_users: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+      docker_users: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
       docker_install_compose: false

roles/services/npm/tasks/main.yml

@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@
     path: "{{ npm_docker_path }}"
     state: directory
     mode: "0755"
-    owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
-    group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    owner: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
+    group: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
 
 - name: Provide docker-compose file
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: docker-compose.j2
     dest: "{{ npm_docker_path }}/docker-compose.yml"
-    owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
-    group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    owner: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
+    group: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
     mode: "0744"
 
 - name: Ensure container is started