diff --git a/master.yml b/master.yml
index df386f7c14..50c99c9538 100644
--- a/master.yml
+++ b/master.yml
@@ -12,28 +12,28 @@
 #
 # group playbooks
 #
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/anitya.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/arm-packager.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/arm-qa.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/ask.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/atomic.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/autosign.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/badges-backend.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/badges-web.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/bastion.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/beaker.yml
-#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/beaker-stg.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/beaker-virthosts.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/blockerbugs.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/bodhi.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/bodhi2.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/bodhi-backend.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/bugzilla2fedmsg.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/buildhw.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/busgateway.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/composers.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/anitya.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/arm-packager.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/arm-qa.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/ask.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/atomic.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/autosign.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/badges-backend.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/badges-web.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/bastion.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/beaker.yml
+##- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/beaker-stg.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/beaker-virthosts.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/blockerbugs.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/bodhi.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/bodhi2.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/bodhi-backend.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/bugzilla2fedmsg.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/buildhw.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/busgateway.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/composers.yml
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/copr-frontend.yml
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/copr-keygen.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/notifs-backend.yml
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/notifs-web.yml
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/nuancier.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/openstack-compute-nodes.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/openstack-compute-nodes.yml
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/osbs.yml
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/packages.yml
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/pagure.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/pkgs.yml
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/postgresql-server.yml
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/qadevel.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/qadevel.yml
 #- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/qa-stg.yml
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/resultsdb-prod.yml
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/groups/resultsdb-dev.yml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/hosts/darkserver-dev.fedorainfracloud.org.yml
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/hosts/devpi.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/hosts/dopr-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
-- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/hosts/fed-cloud09.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
+#- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/hosts/fed-cloud09.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
 - include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/hosts/junk01.phx2.fedoraproject.org.yml
 # Waiting for rhel7 python3 and reinstall
 #- include: /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/hosts/lists-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index c835ccf356..45f8d177b1 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -141,27 +141,30 @@
 #
 # cron job that syncs packages to koji
 #
-- name: put owner-sync-pkgdb in place
-  template: src=owner-sync-pkgdb.j2 dest=/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pkgdb mode=0755
-  tags:
-  - config
+#- name: put owner-sync-pkgdb in place
+#  template: src=owner-sync-pkgdb.j2 dest=/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pkgdb mode=0755
+#  tags:
+#  - config
 
 - name: sync packages from pkgdb2 to koji (el5)
   cron: name="owner-sync-el5" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root" 
         job="/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pkgdb dist-5E-epel"
         cron_file=update-koji-owner-EL-5
+        state=absent
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
 
 - name: sync packages from pkgdb2 to koji (el6)
   cron: name="owner-sync-el5" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root" 
         job="/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pkgdb dist-6E-epel"
         cron_file=update-koji-owner-EL-6
+        state=absent
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   
 - name: sync packages from pkgdb2 to koji (epel7)
   cron: name="owner-sync-el5" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root" 
         job="/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pkgdb epel7"
         cron_file=update-koji-owner-epel7
+        state=absent
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   
 - name: sync packages from pkgdb2 to koji (f20)
@@ -175,48 +178,48 @@
 # cron job that syncs updates to master mirror
 #
 
-- name: put fedora-updates-push in place
-  copy: src=fedora-updates-push dest=/usr/local/bin/fedora-updates-push mode=0755
-  tags:
-  - config
-  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
-
-- name: put fedora-epel-push in place
-  copy: src=fedora-epel-push dest=/usr/local/bin/fedora-epel-push mode=0755
-  tags:
-  - config
-  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend02') and env == "production"
-
-- name: put update-fullfilelist in place
-  copy: src=update-fullfilelist dest=/usr/local/bin/update-fullfilelist mode=0755
-  tags:
-  - config
-  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
-
-- name: Updates sync cron job. 
-  cron: name="updates-sync" minute="15,45" user="ftpsync"
-        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper fedora-updates-push '/usr/local/bin/fedora-updates-push && /usr/local/bin/update-fullfilelist fedora"
-        cron_file=updates-sync
-  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
-  tags:
-  - config
-
-- name: epel Updates sync cron job. 
-  cron: name="epel-updates-sync" minute="15,45" user="ftpsync"
-        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper fedora-epel-push '/usr/local/bin/fedora-epel-push && /usr/local/bin/update-fullfilelist epel"
-        cron_file=updates-sync
-  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend02') and env == "production"
-  tags:
-  - config
-
-- name: directory sizes update cron job. 
-  cron: name="directory-sizes-update" minute="30" hour="19" user="ftpsync"
-        job="/usr/bin/find /srv/pub/alt/ /srv/pub/archive/ /srv/pub/fedora-secondary/ /srv/pub/fedora/ /srv/pub/epel/ -type d ! -path '/srv/pub/fedora/.snapshot*' ! -path '/srv/pub/epel/.snapshot*' ! -path '/srv/pub/alt/.snapshot*' ! -path '/srv/pub/archive/.snapshot*' ! -path '/srv/pub/fedora-secondary/.snapshot*' ! -path '/srv/pub/alt/stage*' ! -path '/srv/pub/alt/tmp' ! -path '/srv/pub/alt/screenshots/f21/source' | grep -v snapshot | /usr/bin/xargs -n 1 /usr/bin/du --exclude=.snapshot --exclude=stage -sh > /tmp/DIRECTORY_SIZES.txt 2> /dev/null; cp /tmp/DIRECTORY_SIZES.txt /srv/pub/"
-        cron_file=directory-sizes-update
-  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend02') and env == "production"
-  tags:
-  - config
-
+#- name: put fedora-updates-push in place
+#  copy: src=fedora-updates-push dest=/usr/local/bin/fedora-updates-push mode=0755
+#  tags:
+#  - config
+#  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
+#
+##- name: put fedora-epel-push in place
+#  copy: src=fedora-epel-push dest=/usr/local/bin/fedora-epel-push mode=0755
+#  tags:
+#  - config
+#  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend02') and env == "production"
+#
+#- name: put update-fullfilelist in place
+#  copy: src=update-fullfilelist dest=/usr/local/bin/update-fullfilelist mode=0755
+#  tags:
+#  - config
+#  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
+#
+#- name: Updates sync cron job. 
+#  cron: name="updates-sync" minute="15,45" user="ftpsync"
+#        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper fedora-updates-push '/usr/local/bin/fedora-updates-push && /usr/local/bin/update-fullfilelist fedora"
+#        cron_file=updates-sync
+#  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
+#  tags:
+#  - config
+#
+#- name: epel Updates sync cron job. 
+#  cron: name="epel-updates-sync" minute="15,45" user="ftpsync"
+#        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper fedora-epel-push '/usr/local/bin/fedora-epel-push && /usr/local/bin/update-fullfilelist epel"
+#        cron_file=updates-sync
+#  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend02') and env == "production"
+#  tags:
+#  - config
+#
+#- name: directory sizes update cron job. 
+#  cron: name="directory-sizes-update" minute="30" hour="19" user="ftpsync"
+#        job="/usr/bin/find /srv/pub/alt/ /srv/pub/archive/ /srv/pub/fedora-secondary/ /srv/pub/fedora/ /srv/pub/epel/ -type d ! -path '/srv/pub/fedora/.snapshot*' ! -path '/srv/pub/epel/.snapshot*' ! -path '/srv/pub/alt/.snapshot*' ! -path '/srv/pub/archive/.snapshot*' ! -path '/srv/pub/fedora-secondary/.snapshot*' ! -path '/srv/pub/alt/stage*' ! -path '/srv/pub/alt/tmp' ! -path '/srv/pub/alt/screenshots/f21/source' | grep -v snapshot | /usr/bin/xargs -n 1 /usr/bin/du --exclude=.snapshot --exclude=stage -sh > /tmp/DIRECTORY_SIZES.txt 2> /dev/null; cp /tmp/DIRECTORY_SIZES.txt /srv/pub/"
+#        cron_file=directory-sizes-update
+#  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend02') and env == "production"
+#  tags:
+#  - config
+#
 - name: have the masher own the bodhi config
   file: >
     path="/etc/bodhi/production.ini"