--- - name: Ensure /etc/localtime exist stat: path: /etc/localtime register: etc_localtime - name: Fail if /etc/localtime is absent fail: msg: >- /etc/localtime is not found. This file is used for system-wide time settings and Kolla Ansible needs this file for mounting it to containers. when: not etc_localtime.stat.exists - block: - name: Ensure /etc/timezone exist stat: path: /etc/timezone register: etc_timezone - name: Fail if /etc/timezone is absent fail: msg: >- /etc/timezone is not found. This file is used for system-wide timezone settings and Kolla Ansible needs this file for mounting it to containers. when: not etc_timezone.stat.exists when: kolla_base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian']