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+
+
+- hosts: all
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+  - name: copy repo configs
+    copy: src=/etc/{{ item }} dest=/tmp/{{item}} mode=0644
+    with_items:
+      - passwd
+      - hosts
+