Added password prompt and declared ansible_user variable

playbooks/manage_root.yml

@@ -2,8 +2,18 @@
 - name: manage_root
   hosts: servers # @NOTE for IPv6, switch to 'servers6' instead of 'servers4'--for both, 'servers'
   remote_user: root # MUST be run as root
-  # roles:
+  vars:
-  #   - lockdown
+    ansible_user: root
+    # ansible_ssh_user: root
+  vars_prompt:
+    - name: ansible_password
+      prompt: Enter pasword for root user of VPS
+      unsafe: yes
+      private: yes
+    # - name: ansible_ssh_pass
+    #   prompt: Enter pasword for root user of VPS
+    #   unsafe: yes
+    #   private: yes
   tasks:
     - name: Set up sys-admin account on VPS and secure VPS
       ansible.builtin.include_role: