Handle different service names across OSs

handlers/main.yml

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 ---
 - name: Restart Samba
   service:
-    name: smb
+    name: "{{ samba_service }}"
     state: restarted
 
 - name: Restart WinBind
   service:
-    name: nmb
+    name: "{{ winbind_service }}"
     state: restarted

tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # File: roles/samba/tasks/main.yml
 ---
 
+- include_vars: "{{ item }}"
+  with_first_found:
+   - "os_{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
+   - "os_{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+   - "default.yml"
+
 - name: Install Samba packages
   action: "{{ ansible_pkg_mgr }} pkg={{ item }} state=installed"
   with_items:
@@ -72,14 +78,14 @@
 
 - name: Start Samba service
   service:
-    name: smb
+    name: "{{ samba_service }}"
     state: started
     enabled: yes
   tags: samba
 
 - name: Start WindBind service
   service:
-    name: nmb
+    name: "{{ winbind_service }}"
     state: started
     enabled: yes
   tags: samba

vars/default.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+
+samba_service: smbd
+winbind_service: nmbd

vars/os_CentOS.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+
+samba_service: smb
+winbind_service: nmb

vars/os_Debian.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+
+samba_service: smbd
+winbind_service: nmbd