Fix adding an SSH key

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ A -- very simple -- Ansible playbook that adds a new local user to `utility[\d+]
 
 Example usage of this playbook:
 ```
-ansible-playbook -i 127.0.0.1, playbook.yml -e "username=$USERNAME" -e "full_name=$YOUR_NAME" -e "ssh_key_path=$YOUR_SSH_KEY" -k
+ansible-playbook -i localhost, --connection=local playbook.yml -e "username=$USERNAME" -e "full_name=$YOUR_NAME" -e "ssh_key=$SSH_PUB_KEY" -k
 ```
 
-Remember to fill in the variables `$USERNAME`, `$YOUR_NAME`, and `$YOUR_SSH_KEY`.
+Remember to fill in the variables `$USERNAME`, `$YOUR_NAME`, and `$SSH_PUB_KEY`.
+`$SSH_PUB_KEY` has to be the file *contents* of your `key.pub` file, so for example use `-e "ssh_key=\"$(cat /root/my_key.pub)\""`

roles/gap_utility_user/tasks/main.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 - name: Add SSH key to user for logging in
   ansible.posix.authorized_key:
     user: "{{ username }}"
-    key: "{{ ssh_key_path }}"
+    key: "{{ ssh_key }}"
 
 - name: Create new VM for development
   ansible.builtin.debug: