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+#xos-postgres tests
+
+- name: Check PSQL Service
+  shell: service postgresql status | grep "{{ item }}"
+  register: result
+  until: result | success
+  retries: 10
+  delay: 5
+  with_items:
+    - 9.3/main
+    - port 5432
+    - online
+  tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint # running a sub job