reboot-rhel.yaml

---
- hosts: rhel
  become: true
  tasks:
  - name: install yum-utils if not install
    yum:
      name: "yum-utils"
      state: present
  - name: check if server needs a reboot
    shell: needs-restarting  -r | grep "Reboot is required"
    register: check
  - name: reboot server if needed.
    reboot:
    msg: "please wait while we reboot your server"
    when: check is successful
  - name: skip if reboot is not needed
    debug:
    msg: "reboot is not needed"
    when: check is failed