diff --git a/molecule/default/verify.yml b/molecule/default/verify.yml
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+++ b/molecule/default/verify.yml
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+---
+- name: Verify
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: "Test: file /etc/hosts"
+      block:
+        - name: "Stat file /etc/hosts"
+          ansible.builtin.stat:
+            path: "/etc/hosts"
+          register: stat_etc_hosts
+
+        - name: "Verify file /etc/hosts"
+          ansible.builtin.assert:
+            that:
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.exists
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.isreg
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.pw_name == 'root'
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.gr_name == 'root'
diff --git a/molecule/with_custom_packages/verify.yml b/molecule/with_custom_packages/verify.yml
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+---
+- name: Verify
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: "Test: file /etc/hosts"
+      block:
+        - name: "Stat file /etc/hosts"
+          ansible.builtin.stat:
+            path: "/etc/hosts"
+          register: stat_etc_hosts
+
+        - name: "Verify file /etc/hosts"
+          ansible.builtin.assert:
+            that:
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.exists
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.isreg
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.pw_name == 'root'
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.gr_name == 'root'