- name: ensure htpasswd service is specified
  fail:
  when: 

- name: set variable for realm generation
  set_facts:
    htpasswd_credentials_: "{{ htpasswd_user }}:{{ htpasswd_password }}"
    htpasswd_file_: "{{ htpasswd_dir }}/{{ htpasswd_service }}"

- name: generate realm file
  shell: echo "{{ htpasswd_credentials_ }}" | htpasswd -I "{{ htpasswd_file_ }}"