diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/hosts.yml b/roles/common/tasks/hosts.yml
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diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/ldap.yml b/roles/common/tasks/ldap.yml
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diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+# This is the baseline configuration for all hosts.  Logic and exceptions based on host should be kept at a very minimum.
+- name: Baseline configuration
+
+- include: packages.yml
+- include: sshd.yml
+- include: scripts.yml
+- include: ldap.yml
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/packages.yml b/roles/common/tasks/packages.yml
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+---
+
+- name: Baseline packages
+  apt:
+    name: "{{ packages }}"
+    state: present
+    update_cache: yes
+  vars:
+    packages:
+      - sssd-ldap
+      - ldap-utils
+      - nfs-common
+      - vim
+      - ansible
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/scripts.yml b/roles/common/tasks/scripts.yml
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diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/sshd.yml b/roles/common/tasks/sshd.yml
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