--- - name: Sanity: pure SSH and then sudo hosts: nextcloud_host gather_facts: false tasks: - name: Who am I as SSH user? (no sudo) become: false ansible.builtin.command: whoami changed_when: false register: who - ansible.builtin.debug: msg: "SSH user is: {{ who.stdout }}" - name: Who am I with sudo? (explicit become) become: true become_method: sudo ansible.builtin.command: whoami changed_when: false register: who_root - ansible.builtin.debug: msg: "Become user is: {{ who_root.stdout }}"