Ensure SSH directory exists on molecule instances

automation/molecule/default/converge.yml

@@ -14,37 +14,38 @@
         ssh_client_package: "{{ 'openssh-client' if ansible_os_family == 'Debian' else 'openssh-clients' }}"
       when: ansible_distribution != "MacOSX"
 
-    - name: Get system username
-      ansible.builtin.command: whoami
-      register: system_user
-      changed_when: false
-      delegate_to: localhost
-      run_once: true
-
     - name: Generate molecule SSH key on control node
       ansible.builtin.user:
-        name: "{{ system_user.stdout }}"
+        name: "{{ ansible_facts.user | default('root') }}"
         generate_ssh_key: true
         ssh_key_bits: 2048
         ssh_key_file: ~/.ssh/molecule_rsa
       delegate_to: localhost
-      run_once: true
+      run_once: true # noqa run-once
+
+    - name: Ensure SSH directory exists on molecule instances
+      become: true
+      become_method: su
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.ssh"
+        state: directory
+        mode: '0700'
 
     - name: Copy public SSH key to molecule instances
       become: true
       become_method: su
       ansible.builtin.copy:
         src: ~/.ssh/molecule_rsa.pub
-        dest: /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
-        owner: root
-        group: root
+        dest: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+        owner: "{{ ansible_facts.user | default('root') }}"
+        group: "{{ ansible_facts.user | default('root') }}"
         mode: '0600'
 
     - name: Switch to SSH key-based authentication
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         ansible_ssh_common_args: "-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null"
         ansible_private_key_file: "~/.ssh/molecule_rsa"
-        ansible_user: "root"
+        ansible_user: "{{ ansible_facts.user | default('root') }}"
 
     - name: Set variables for PostgreSQL Cluster deployment test
       ansible.builtin.set_fact: