--- - name: test force handlers (default) tags: normal hosts: testgroup gather_facts: False roles: - { role: test_force_handlers } tasks: - debug: msg="you should see this with --tags=normal" - name: test force handlers (set to true) tags: force_true_in_play hosts: testgroup gather_facts: False force_handlers: True roles: - { role: test_force_handlers, tags: force_true_in_play } - name: test force handlers (set to false) tags: force_false_in_play hosts: testgroup gather_facts: False force_handlers: False roles: - { role: test_force_handlers, tags: force_false_in_play }