--- - name: Create directories file: path={{ jmeter_root_dir }}/{{ item.dir }} state=directory owner={{ item.owner | default(omit) }} group={{ item.group | default(omit) }} mode={{ item.mode | default(omit) }} loop: - dir: / owner: "{{ jmeter_user }}" - dir: tmp owner: "{{ jmeter_user }}" mode: 700 - dir: app - dir: meta - dir: archives mode: 700 tags: jmeter