ansible/examples/playbooks/loop_with_items.yml

---
# this is an example of how to run repeated task elements over lists
# of items, for example, installing multiple packages or configuring
# multiple users

- hosts: all
  user: root

  tasks:

  - name: install $item
    action: yum pkg=$item state=installed
    with_items:
       - cobbler
       - httpd

  - name: configure user $item
    action: user name=$item state=present groups=wheel
    with_items:
       - testuser1
       - testuser2

  - name: remove user $item
    action: user name=$item state=absent
    with_items:
        - testuser1
        - testuser2