--- - name: "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 - name: "Show SSH user" 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 - name: "Show become user" ansible.builtin.debug: msg: "Become user is: {{ who_root.stdout }}"