ansible/roles/misc/system_user/tasks/main.yml

---

- name: Configure system user {{ system_user }}
  user:
    state: present
    name: "{{ system_user }}"
    system: yes
    shell: "{{ user_shell_binary }}"
    home: "{{ user_directory }}"

- name: Configure user directory
  file:
    path: "{{ user_directory }}"
    state: directory
    owner: "{{ system_user }}"
    group: "{{ system_user }}"
    mode: "u=rwx,g=rx"