- add "new_host" role for system setup

- no longer use "all" to mention all hosts in playbooks
- update of hosts file to now use localhost as "test"

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+# create backup copies of system files on control node
+#
+#   https://www.freekb.net/Article?id=759
+#   https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/copy_module.html
+#   https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/file_module.html
+#   https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/copy_module.html
+#   https://phoenixnap.com/kb/ansible-check-if-file-exists
+#   https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook_guide/playbooks_variables.html#registering-variables
+#   https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook_guide/playbooks_conditionals.html
+#
+#   https://www.howtouselinux.com/post/ansible-copy-module-examples-to-copy-file-to-remote-server
+#   https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/plugins/become.html
+#   https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook_guide/playbooks_privilege_escalation.html
+#
+#   had to run the command like so:
+#
+#     ansible-playbook 10-playbook-copy-system-files-on-node.yml --ask-become-pass
+#     
+#        -or-
+#
+#     ansible-playbook 10-playbook-copy-system-files-on-node.yml -K
+#
+---
+- name: "10 - custom ansible - backup system files on node"
+  hosts: dev
+  tasks:
+  - name: check backup directory status
+    ansible.builtin.stat:
+      path: "{{ backup_etc_dir }}"
+    register: backup_dir
+    tags: ['backup_dir_status']
+
+  - name: create backup directory if it does not exist
+    ansible.builtin.file:
+      path: "{{ backup_etc_dir }}"
+      state: directory
+    become: true
+    become_user: root
+    when: backup_dir.stat.isdir is not defined
+    tags: ['create_backup_dir']
+
+  - name: backup of system files
+    ansible.builtin.copy:
+      src: /etc/{{ item  }}
+      remote_src: true
+      dest: "{{ backup_etc_dir }}/"
+      mode: preserve
+    with_items:
+      - hosts.allow
+      - hosts.deny
+      - inetd.conf
+      - sudoers
+      - hosts
+      - fstab
+      - inittab
+    become: true
+    become_user: root
+    when: backup_dir.stat.isdir is defined
+    tags: ['backup_files']