create iperf user/group and install it

defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
 ---
+# run systemd service with an iperf3 server (Y/n)
+iperf__systemd_enable: true
+
+iperf__packages:
+  - iperf3
+# change state to latest for upgrading iperf
+iperf__package_state: 'present'
+
+
+# some variables for user setup
+iperf__user: 'iperf'
+iperf__group: 'iperf'
+
+
 # should we do a version check? (recomended)
 submodules_versioncheck: false

tasks/install.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+- name: update repo-cache for debian/ubuntu
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    update_cache: true
+    cache_valid_time: 3600
+  when:
+    - ansible_pkg_mgr == "apt"
+
+- name: install iperf
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: "{{ iperf__packages }}"
+    state: "{{ iperf__package_state }}"

tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 ---
-- include_tasks: versioncheck.yml
+- name: optionally run versionscheck
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: versioncheck.yml
   when: submodules_versioncheck|bool
+
+- name: install iperf
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: install.yml
+
+- name: create iperf user
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: user.yml

tasks/user.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+- name: "Create {{ iperf__group }} Group"
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.group:
+    name: "{{ iperf__user }}"
+    system: true
+    state: "present"
+
+- name: "Create {{ iperf__user }} user"
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.user:
+    name: "{{ iperf__user }}"
+    comment: "Iperf user"
+    shell: '/sbin/nologin'