---
- name: a play for a simple loop
  hosts: server
  remote_user: devops
  become: yes
  vars:
    installstate: present
    run_my_task: false
    users:
      - name: frodo
        shell: /bin/bash
      - name: bilbo
        shell: /bin/bash
      - name: gollum
        shell: /bin/nologin
  tasks:
    - name: "create user {{ item['name'] }}"
      user:
        name: "{{ item['name'] }}"
        shell: "{{ item['shell'] }}"
        state: "{{ installstate }}"
      loop: "{{ users }}"
      register: userregister
      when: run_my_task
      
    - name: 'show created users'
      shell: getent passwd
      register: geout
    - debug:
        msg: "{{ geout.stdout_lines }}"

    - debug:
        var: userregister