ansible-playbooks/roles/common/handlers/base.yml

- name: Reconfigure timezone
  raw: rm -f /etc/timezone ; dpkg-reconfigure --frontend noninteractive tzdata

- name: Apply kernel configuration (proc)
  service: name=procps state=restarted

- name: Apply kernel configuration (sys)
  service: name=sysfsutils state=restarted

- name: Refresh sysfs configuration
  shell: cat /etc/sysfs.d/* > /etc/sysfs.conf
  notify:
    - Apply kernel configuration (sys)