playb_ping_hosts.yml

# Run:
# $ ansible-playbook playb_ping_hosts.yml
#
- name: Hosts ping google DNS
  hosts: "*"
  # hosts: "aws_rh"
  gather_facts: false
  # become: yes
  # become_user: ec2-user / ubuntu
  # Or,
  # Declare in '/etc/ansible/hosts' for example:
  # [aws_rh:vars]
  # ansible_connection=ssh 
  # ansible_user=ec2-user 
  #
  # [aws_ubuntu:vars]
  # ansible_connection=ssh 
  # ansible_user=ubuntu

  tasks:
    - debug: var=ansible_host
    - name: Run as ec2-user/ubuntu --
      raw: "{{ item }}"
      loop:
        - bash -c 'touch ~/ansible-ping'
        - bash -c 'ping -c 3 8.8.8.8'
        - bash -c 'touch ~/ansible-ping-finished'

#  unarchive:
#    src: https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter/releases/download/v0.17.0/node_exporter-0.17.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
#    dest: /tmp
#    remote_src: yes