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----
-
-- hosts: all
-  tasks:
-
-    - name: Update all caches to avoid errors due to missing remote archives
-      apt:
-        update_cache: yes
-      changed_when: False
-
-- hosts: backup-server
-  tasks:
-
-    - name: Deploy SSH server keys
-      copy:
-        content: "{{ lookup('file', item.key) + '\n' }}"
-        dest: "{{ item.value }}"
-        owner: root
-        group: root
-        mode: 0600
-      with_dict:
-        tests/data/ssh/server_dsa: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
-        tests/data/ssh/server_rsa: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
-        tests/data/ssh/server_ed25519: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
-        tests/data/ssh/server_ecdsa: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
-      notify:
-        - Restart ssh
-
-    - name: Set-up backup user groups
-      group:
-        name: "{{ item.name }}"
-      with_items: "{{ backup_users }}"
-
-    - name: Set-up backup users
-      user:
-        name: "{{ item.name }}"
-        group: "{{ item.name }}"
-      with_items: "{{ backup_users }}"
-
-    - name: Set-up authorised keys
-      authorized_key:
-        user: "{{ item.name }}"
-        key: "{{ item.key }}"
-      with_items: "{{ backup_users }}"
-
-    - name: Set-up port forwarding
-      command: "iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -m tcp --dport '{{ item }}' -j REDIRECT --to-ports 22"
-      changed_when: False
-      with_items:
-        - 2222
-        - 3333
-
-    - name: Set-up directory for parameters-mandatory backups
-      file:
-        path: /duplicity
-        state: directory
-        owner: bak-parameters-mandatory
-        group: bak-parameters-mandatory
-        mode: 0700
-
-  handlers:
-    - name: Restart ssh
-      service:
-        name: ssh
-        state: restarted
-
-  vars:
-    backup_users:
-      - name: bak-parameters-mandatory
-        key: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/parameters-mandatory.pub') }}"
-      - name: backupuser
-        key: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/parameters-optional.pub') }}"
-
-- hosts: parameters-mandatory
-  roles:
-    - role: backup_client
-      backup_encryption_key: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/gnupg/parameters-mandatory.asc') }}"
-      backup_server: 10.31.127.10
-      backup_server_host_ssh_public_keys:
-        - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_dsa.pub') }}"
-        - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_rsa.pub') }}"
-        - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_ed25519.pub') }}"
-        - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_ecdsa.pub') }}"
-      backup_ssh_key: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/parameters-mandatory' ) }}"
-
-- hosts: parameters-optional
-  roles:
-    - role: backup_client
-      backup_additional_encryption_keys:
-        - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/gnupg/additional_encryption_key_1.asc') }}"
-        - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/gnupg/additional_encryption_key_2.asc') }}"
-        - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/gnupg/additional_encryption_key_3.asc') }}"
-      backup_client_username: backupuser
-      backup_encryption_key: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/gnupg/parameters-optional.asc') }}"
-      backup_server: 10.31.127.10
-      backup_server_destination: "/home/backupuser"
-      backup_server_host_ssh_public_keys:
-        - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_dsa.pub') }}"
-        - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_rsa.pub') }}"
-        - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_ed25519.pub') }}"
-        - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_ecdsa.pub') }}"
-      backup_server_port: 3333
-      backup_ssh_key: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/parameters-optional' ) }}"
-
-
-# Deploy a dummy pre-backup script for testing purposes.
-- hosts: parameters-mandatory,parameters-optional
-  tasks:
-
-    - name: Deploy pre-backup script
-      copy:
-        src: tests/data/10-test-pre-backup.sh
-        dest: /etc/duply/main/pre.d/10-test-pre-backup.sh
-        owner: root
-        group: root
-        mode: 0700