--- - name: "Stop tomcat" service: name: "{{ item.name }}" enabled: yes state: stopped runlevel: "{{ item.runlevel }}" with_items: - { name: tomcat7, runlevel: default } when: action == "stop" - name: "Start tomcat" service: name: "{{ item.name }}" enabled: yes state: started runlevel: "{{ item.runlevel }}" with_items: - { name: tomcat7, runlevel: default } when: action == "start" - name: "Restart tomcat" service: name: "{{ item.name }}" enabled: yes state: restarted runlevel: "{{ item.runlevel }}" with_items: - { name: tomcat7, runlevel: default } when: action == "restart"