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+---
+- name: Ensure cit user
+  hosts: all
+  roles:
+    - cit_user
+
+- name: Set the authorized_keys of the cit user to the authorized_keys of the root user
+  hosts: all
+  tasks:
+    - name: Ensure cit user .ssh directory
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /home/cit/.ssh
+        state: directory
+        owner: cit
+        group: cit
+        mode: "0700"
+
+    - name: Copy the root users authorized_keys for the cit user
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        src: /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
+        remote_src: true
+        dest: /home/cit/.ssh/authorized_keys
+        owner: cit
+        group: cit
+        mode: "0600"