resolve_user.yml

---
- name: resolve remote user facts
  block:
  - name: Determine local user
    ansible.builtin.set_fact:
      local_user: >-
        {{ ansible_env.SUDO_USER
           | default(ansible_user_id)
           | default(ansible_ssh_user) }}

  - name: Determine home_dir
    ansible.builtin.shell: "echo ~{{ local_user }}"
    changed_when: false
    register: _home_dir_result

  - name: Get primary group on remote host
    ansible.builtin.command: "id -gn {{ local_user }}"
    changed_when: false
    register: _primary_group_result

  - name: Set derived facts
    ansible.builtin.set_fact:
      home_dir: "{{ _home_dir_result.stdout }}"
      local_user_primary_group: "{{ _primary_group_result.stdout }}"

  - name: Display resolved facts
    ansible.builtin.debug:
      msg:
        local_user: "{{ local_user }}"
        home_dir: "{{ home_dir }}"
        local_user_primary_group: "{{ local_user_primary_group }}"
  tags: always