---

- name: Disable blacklisted scripts
  file:
    dest: "/etc/update-motd.d/{{ item }}"
    state: absent
  with_items: "{{ update_motd_blacklist | default([]) }}"

- name: Install custom update scripts
  copy:
    content: "{{ item.content }}"
    dest: "/etc/update-motd.d/{{ item.name }}"
    mode: '0755'
    owner: root
    group: root
  with_items: '{{ update_motd_scripts }}'

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