Creates host directory

defaults/main.yml

 ---
 # defaults file for rsync-server
-
+root: /icslab/rsync
 rsync_server_timeout: 300
 rsync_server_max_connections: 10
 rsync_server_shares: 
 - name: cataniapc1
-  path: /icslab/rsync/cataniapc1
+  path: "{{ root }}/cataniapc1"
   readonly: no
 - name: cataniapc2
-  path: /icslab/rsync/cataniapc2
+  path: "{{ root }}/cataniapc2"
   readonly: no
-
-rsync_server_logrotate_interval: weekly
-rsync_server_logrotate_backlog_size: 52

tasks/main.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@
     path: /var/log/rsyncd
     state: directory
 
+- name: create share path
+  become: yes
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: nobody
+    mode: 0775
+  with_items: 
+  - "{{ rsync_server_shares }}"
+
 - name: rsyncd | configure shares
   become: yes
   template: