--- - hosts: all user: ansible become: yes gather_facts: no tasks: - name: Add a consultant whose account you want to expire user: name: james20 shell: /bin/bash groups: developers append: yes expires: 1585402826 #epoch time here password: $6$U/WVBoCW$UX62EjlZLVucylus7N8NZ4/WV2o6kDFIMwaPAjNukwnVxYrF3tZhOCnJwnIXwxseRVrxybneDrYJuTXQ0hpAS0 # we added password hash above