Delete previously added authorized keys and add new ones

Question

I have a few authorized keys already set, I wish to delete them and add a fresh authorized_key. How do I do that? Can I get a playbook that works?

Answer 1

Hey @Emily, hope this works

- name: Set authorized key, removing all the authorized keys already set
  authorized_key:
    user: root
    key: '{{ item }}'
    state: present
    exclusive: True
  with_file:
    - public_keys/doe-jane