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+---
+
+- hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  gather_facts: false
+
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: Remove existing X.509 material
+      file:
+        path: "tests/data/.gimmecert"
+        state: absent
+
+    - name: Initialise the CA hierarchy
+      command: "gimmecert init --ca-hierarchy-depth 2"
+      args:
+        creates: "tests/data/.gimmecert"
+        chdir: "tests/data/"
+
+    - name: Link to the generated X.509 material
+      file:
+        src: ".gimmecert"
+        dest: "tests/data/x509"
+        state: link