Variable cleanup, configuration backup, log archive post-backup

roles/rear_backup/tasks/main.yml

@@ -81,3 +81,17 @@
       ansible.builtin.fail:
         msg: "ReaR backup has failed. Please review the logs for any errors, and try again."
 
+- name: Verify ReaR configuration is present
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: /etc/rear
+  register: rear_config_stat
+
+- name: Create backup of ReaR configuration files
+  community.general.archive:
+    path: /etc/rear
+    dest: /root/etc-rear-backup.tar.gz
+    format: gz
+    force_archive: true
+    mode: "0600"
+  when:
+    - rear_config_stat['stat']['exists'] | bool