- name: Copy service file for mask operation template: src: mask_me.service dest: /etc/systemd/system/mask_me.service owner: root group: root mode: '0644' notify: remove unit file - name: Reload systemd systemd: daemon_reload: true - name: Try to mask already masked service systemd: name: mask_me.service masked: true register: mask_test_1 ignore_errors: true - name: Test mask service test assert: that: - mask_test_1 is not changed - "'Failed to mask' in mask_test_1.msg"