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diff --git a/roles/unix_users/defaults/main.yml b/roles/unix_users/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+
+unix_users__enabled_uid_min: 2001
+unix_users__enabled_uid_max: 2100
+unix_users__enabled_uid_slots: "{{ range(
+  unix_users__enabled_uid_min,
+  unix_users__enabled_uid_max
+  ) }}"
diff --git a/roles/unix_users/meta/main.yml b/roles/unix_users/meta/main.yml
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+---
+
+argument_specs:
+  main:
+    short_description: unix_users main entrypoint.
+    options:
+
+      unix_users__enabled_uid_min:
+        type: int
+        required: true
+
+      unix_users__enabled_uid_max:
+        type: int
+        required: true
+
+      unix_users__users:
+        type: list
+        elements: dict
+        required: true
+        options:
+          username:
+            type: str
+            required: true
+          comment:
+            type: str
+            required: false
diff --git a/roles/unix_users/tasks/main.yml b/roles/unix_users/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+
+- name: retrieve all users
+  ansible.builtin.getent:
+    database: passwd
+  register: unix_users__register_getent
+
+- name: parse all users in uid range
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    unix_users__parsed_getent: "[
+      {% for name, attributes in
+        unix_users__register_getent.ansible_facts.getent_passwd.items() %}
+      {{ { 'name': name, 'uid': (attributes[2] | int) } }},
+      {% endfor %}
+      ]"
+
+- name: retrieve minimum available uid
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    unix_users__available_uid_min: "{{ unix_users__parsed_getent
+      | map(attribute='uid')
+      | select('in', unix_users__enabled_uid_slots)
+      | max
+      | default(unix_users__enabled_uid_min)
+      | int }}"
+
+- name: create user with specific uid
+  ansible.builtin.user:
+    name: "{{ item.username }}"
+    uid: "{{ (unix_users__available_uid_min | int) + (index | int) }}"
+  loop: "{{ unix_users__users }}"
+  loop_control:
+    index_var: index
+  when: item.username not in (unix_users__parsed_getent | map(attribute='name'))
+
+- name: update user informations
+  ansible.builtin.user:
+    name: "{{ item.username }}"
+    comment: "{{ item.comment | normalize_unicode_to_ansii }}"
+  loop: "{{ unix_users__users }}"