--- - name: lxc - create authorized_keys file in VM for root listen: lxc - inital ssh authorized_keys copy: remote_src=yes src=/root/.ssh/authorized_keys dest="/var/lib/lxc/lxc-{{ item.name }}-{{ item.revision }}/rootfs/root/.ssh/authorized_keys" owner=root group=root mode=0600 with_items: "{{ lxc.containers }}"