iac/ansible/playbooks/ntp.yml

---
- name: Configure systemd-timesyncd to use router NTP server
  hosts: all
  become: true

  tasks:
    - name: set timezone
      shell: timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York

    - name: Ensure systemd-timesyncd is installed
      apt:
        name: systemd-timesyncd
        state: present
        update_cache: no

    - name: Configure timesyncd to use the router's NTP server
      lineinfile:
        path: /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf
        regexp: '^NTP='
        line: 'NTP=10.0.0.1'
        insertafter: '^\[Time\]'

    - name: Restart systemd-timesyncd to apply changes
      systemd:
        name: systemd-timesyncd
        state: restarted
        enabled: yes

    - name: Verify the NTP configuration
      command: timedatectl status
      register: timesync_status

    - name: Show the status of time synchronization
      debug:
        msg: "{{ timesync_status.stdout }}"