--- - name: kubeadm | Retrieve files to purge find: paths: "{{kube_cert_dir }}" patterns: '*.pem' register: files_to_purge_for_kubeadm - name: kubeadm | Purge old certs file: path: "{{ item.path }}" state: absent with_items: "{{ files_to_purge_for_kubeadm.files }}"