--- - name: create dir /opt/tools file: path: /opt/tools state: directory mode: 0755 - name: copy cassandra_daemon.sh to /opt/tools/ copy: src=cassandra_daemon.sh dest=/opt/tools/cassandra_daemon.sh owner=root group=root mode=0755 - name: run deamon with background shell: nohup bash /opt/tools/cassandra_daemon.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 &