ansible-role-elasticsearch/tasks/elasticsearch-optional-user.yml

---
#Add the elasticsearch user before installing from packages.
- name: Ensure optional elasticsearch group is created with the correct id.
  become: yes
  #Restart if these change
  notify: restart elasticsearch
  group:
    state: present
    name: "{{ es_group }}"
    system: yes
    gid: "{{ es_group_id }}"

- name: Ensure optional elasticsearch user is created with the correct id.
  become: yes
  #Restart if these change
  notify: restart elasticsearch
  user:
    state: present
    name: "{{ es_user }}"
    comment: elasticsearch system user
    system: yes
    createhome: no
    uid: "{{ es_user_id }}"
    group: "{{ es_group }}"