---
- name: Verify
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: false
  any_errors_fatal: true

  tasks:
    - name: "Check that the fail2ban service is active"
      register: fail2ban_rhel_fail2ban_service
      ansible.builtin.systemd:
        name: fail2ban

    - name: "Assert fail2ban is running"
      ansible.builtin.assert:
        that: fail2ban_rhel_fail2ban_service.status.ActiveState == "active"
        success_msg: "fail2ban service is running"
        fail_msg: "fail2ban service is not active"