We want our primary user to have shell linger ability using systemd

Author: spacelama

roles/desktop/tasks/main.yml

@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@
   when: host_has_radeon | default(false)
   become: true
 
+- name: "allow {{ admin_user }} shell to linger"
+  command:
+    cmd: "loginctl enable-linger {{ admin_user }}"
+    creates: "/var/lib/systemd/linger/{{ admin_user }}"
+  become: true
+
   # https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxadmin/comments/fbfc6w/how_to_wrap_my_firefox_process_in_a_cgroup_to/
   # https://lists.luv.asn.au/pipermail/luv-main/2020-December/011334.html (firejail other suggestion)
 - name: Setup earlyoom for desktops (unset default)

vars/main.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+  admin_user: tconnors
   mgmt_hosts: "{{ query('inventory_hostnames', 'all') | map('extract', hostvars) | selectattr('host_is_mgmt', 'true') | map(attribute='inventory_hostname') }}"
   # disabled for the time being so we don't need to pull in an up-to-date version of the community.general collection via requirements.yml
   # mgmt_host_ips: "{{ query('community.general.dig', *mgmt_hosts, fail_on_error=true) }}"
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
   deb_release: "{{ debian_codename | default('bookworm') }}"
   ceph_repo: reef bookworm no-subscription     # was quincy bullseye main
   smtp_server: smtp.rather.puzzling.org
-  smtp_root_alias: tconnors
+  smtp_root_alias: "{{ admin_user }}"
   smtp_aliases: |2
     backuppc: root
     adsl: root