tasks/backup.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ## The playbook first runs the 'backup.yml' from each role
-- name: create the /backup-dirs file # this also runs on main in case someone doesn't run the backup.yml
+- name: create the /backup-dirs file
   file:
     path: "/backup-dirs"
     state: "touch"
     mode: "0400"
   changed_when: "true" # we always want ti give roles a chance to register dirs
 
-- name: Ensure file contains lines from array # this also runs on main in case someone doesn't run the backup.yml
+- name: Ensure file contains lines from array
   lineinfile:
     path: /backup-dirs
     line: "{{ item }}"

tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
-- name: create the /backup-dirs file # this also runs on main in case someone doesn't run the backup.yml
-  file:
-    path: "/backup-dirs"
-    state: "touch"
-    mode: "0400"
-  changed_when: "true" # we always want ti give roles a chance to register dirs
-
-- name: Ensure file contains lines from array # this also runs on main in case someone doesn't run the backup.yml
-  lineinfile:
-    path: /backup-dirs
-    line: "{{ item }}"
-    create: yes
-    state: present
-  loop: "{{ extra_backup_paths }}"
+- debug:
+    var: group_names
 
 - name: make sure restic is installed
   apt: state=latest pkg=restic

templates/backup-restore.sh.j2

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ original_dir=$(pwd)
 source ./vars.sh
 cd "$original_dir"
 
-(
 ./mount.sh &
 RESTIC_PID=$!
 
@@ -54,4 +53,3 @@ cd "$original_dir"
 umount /mnt/restic
 
 echo "DONE"
-) >"/var/log/backup-restore-$(date +%s).log"