Updated linode ansible module and provision playbook and added delete playbook

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README.md

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 # ansible-playbook-linode
 
+
 An super simple ansible playbook to provision a new linode server,
 set its hostname and FQDN,
 deploy a public ssh key under its root account,
-disable password based ssh login (changes /etc/ssh/sshd_config).
+Enabled password based ssh login (changes /etc/ssh/sshd_config).
 
 Each time you run it, it creates a NEW LINODE SERVER.
 
 ### Defaults:
 
 The default configuration (`vars/config.yml`) creates a Linode 1024 in Fremont, CA, USA.
-It gives it 1GB swap (it's on SSD) and installs Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
+It gives it 1GB swap (it's on SSD) and installs Debian 9.
+
+### Installation
+
+Install the official Python library for the Linode API v4.
+
+        pip install linode_api4
 
 ### Usage:
 
+Copy sample config `vars/config.yml.example` to `vars/config.yml`.
+
 Change variables in `vars/config.yml` to suit your needs.
 
+Then, deploy instance by running playbook `provision.yml`
+
 ```
-$ export LINODE_API_KEY=4kfjh59shlhdkjhksdj00sdsTTsskklkjoiRPrbDtgHY
-$ ansible-playbook --extra-vars server_hostname=hades provision.yml
+$ export LINODE_API_KEY="Enter Your API KEY"
+$ ansible-playbook provision.yml
 ```
 
 After the playbook finishes, you can login via ssh as root@THE-IP-IN-THE-OUTPUT.
+
+### Cleanup
+
+finally cleanup the instance by running playbook `delete.yml`
+
+```
+$ export LINODE_API_KEY="Enter Your API KEY"
+$ ansible-playbook delete.yml
+```

delete.yml

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+#
+# 2020/12/05 by Pratik Raj
+#
+# An ansible playbook to Delete linode server by Instance Label
+#
+# Usage:
+#
+#   export LINODE_API_KEY=4kfjh59shlhdkjhksdj00sdsTTsskklkjoiRPrbDtgHY
+#   ansible-playbook delete.yml
+#
+- name: Delete linode server
+  hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  gather_facts: false
+
+  vars_files:
+  - vars/config.yml
+
+  tasks:
+  - name: Delete your Linode Instance.
+    linode_v4:
+      access_token: "{{ token }}"
+      label: "{{ label }}"
+      state: absent

files/ssh/sshd_config

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ PermitEmptyPasswords no
 ChallengeResponseAuthentication no
 
 # Change to no to disable tunnelled clear text passwords
-#PasswordAuthentication yes
+PasswordAuthentication yes
 
 # Kerberos options
 #KerberosAuthentication no
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 # Morpht
 UseDNS no
-PasswordAuthentication no