better functionality

defaults/main.yml

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 verified_reboot_reboot_time: 1 # Time in minutes issued to the shutdown command
 verified_reboot_reboot_msg: '*** ANSIBLE INITIATED REBOOT ***'
 verified_reboot_bootid_file: /proc/sys/kernel/random/boot_id
+
+# Maximum number of times to check for a successful reboot
 verified_reboot_max_checks: 10
-verified_reboot_check_count: 0
 
 # Maximum number of seconds to wait for a connection to happen before closing and retrying.
 verified_reboot_wait_conn_timeout: 20

tasks/main.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - name: Set pre-reboot boot ID
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     verified_reboot_pre_boot_id: "{{ verified_reboot_pre_boot_id_raw['content'] | b64decode | trim }}"
+    verified_reboot_check_count: 0
 
 - name: Reboot the host
   ansible.builtin.command: