Ugly mariadb hack

roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml

@@ -36,41 +36,51 @@
 
 - name: install python-mysql
   package:
-      name: "{{ item }}"
+      name: python3-pymysql
       state: present
-  loop:
+
-      - python-pymysql
+- name: check if .my.cnf file exists
-      - python3-pymysql
+  stat:
+    path: /root/.my.cnf
+  register: dot_my_cnf
 
 - name: root password
   mysql_user:
-      login_user: root
+    login_unix_socket: "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
-      host: "{{ item }}"
+    host: localhost
-      name: root
+    name: root
-      password: "{{ mariadb_root_pass }}"
+    password: "{{ mariadb_root_pass }}"
-  loop:
+  when: dot_my_cnf.stat.exists == False
-      - "localhost"
-      - "127.0.0.1"
-      - "::1"
 
 - name: put .my.cnf file
   template:
-      src: dot.my.cnf.j2
+    src: dot.my.cnf.j2
-      dest: ~/.my.cnf
+    dest: ~/.my.cnf
-      mode: '0600'
+    mode: '0600'
+
+- name: root password (follow-up)
+  mysql_user:
+    login_user: root
+    host: "{{ item }}"
+    name: root
+    password: "{{ mariadb_root_pass }}"
+  loop:
+    - "localhost"
+    - "127.0.0.1"
+    - "::1"
 
 - name: scripted version of mysql_secure_installation
   command: "{{ item }}"
   args:
-      warn: false
+    warn: false
-      creates: ~/mysql_secure_installation
+    creates: ~/mysql_secure_installation
   loop:
-      - "mysql -e \"DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='';\""
+    - "mysql -e \"DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='';\""
-      - "mysql -e \"DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='root' AND Host NOT IN ('localhost', '127.0.0.1', '::1');\""
+    - "mysql -e \"DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='root' AND Host NOT IN ('localhost', '127.0.0.1', '::1');\""
-      - "mysql -e \"DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS test;\""
+    - "mysql -e \"DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS test;\""
-      - "mysql -e \"DELETE FROM mysql.db WHERE Db='test' OR Db='test\\_%';\""
+    - "mysql -e \"DELETE FROM mysql.db WHERE Db='test' OR Db='test\\_%';\""
-      - "mysql -e \"FLUSH PRIVILEGES;\""
+    - "mysql -e \"FLUSH PRIVILEGES;\""
-      - touch ~/mysql_secure_installation
+    - touch ~/mysql_secure_installation
 
 - name: Create MariaDB service dir
   file: