Ugly mariadb hack

roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml

@@ -36,13 +36,29 @@
 
 - name: install python-mysql
   package:
-      name: "{{ item }}"
+      name: python3-pymysql
       state: present
-  loop:
-      - python-pymysql
-      - python3-pymysql
+
+- name: check if .my.cnf file exists
+  stat:
+    path: /root/.my.cnf
+  register: dot_my_cnf
 
 - name: root password
+  mysql_user:
+    login_unix_socket: "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
+    host: localhost
+    name: root
+    password: "{{ mariadb_root_pass }}"
+  when: dot_my_cnf.stat.exists == False
+
+- name: put .my.cnf file
+  template:
+    src: dot.my.cnf.j2
+    dest: ~/.my.cnf
+    mode: '0600'
+
+- name: root password (follow-up)
   mysql_user:
     login_user: root
     host: "{{ item }}"
@@ -53,12 +69,6 @@
     - "127.0.0.1"
     - "::1"
 
-- name: put .my.cnf file
-  template:
-      src: dot.my.cnf.j2
-      dest: ~/.my.cnf
-      mode: '0600'
-
 - name: scripted version of mysql_secure_installation
   command: "{{ item }}"
   args: