Merge pull request #1259 from holta/master

Modernize package installations by removing squash_actions from ansible.cfg

ansible.cfg

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Future overrides of /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg belong in this file.
 # Also used by https://github.com/iiab/iiab-admin-console
 
-[defaults]
-squash_actions = apk, apt, dnf, homebrew, openbsd_pkg, pacman, pkgng, yum, zypper, package
+#[defaults]
+# Disallowed by Ansible 2.11+ -- see https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides/porting_guide_2.7.html#using-a-loop-on-a-package-module-via-squash-actions
+#squash_actions = apk, apt, dnf, homebrew, openbsd_pkg, pacman, pkgng, yum, zypper, package

roles/1-prep/tasks/main.yml

@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@
 # for rpi, without rtc, we need time as soon as possible
 - name: Install chrony package
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: chrony
     state: present
-  with_items:
-    - chrony
   tags:
     - download
 

roles/2-common/tasks/packages.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-- name: Install yum packages (redhat)
+- name: Install yum/dnf packages (redhat)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - yum-utils
       - createrepo
       - wpa_supplicant
@@ -12,6 +10,7 @@
       - nss-mdns
       - avahi
       - avahi-tools
+    state: present
   when: is_redhat
 
 - name: Download & install usbmount, missing from Debian Stretch (debian-9)
@@ -20,22 +19,9 @@
     #timeout: "{{ download_timeout }}"    # Ansible's apt module doesn't support timeout parameter; that's ok as usbmount_0.0.14.1_all.deb is only 10KB
   when: internet_available and is_debian_9
 
-#- name: Download usbmount -- not in Debian Stretch (debian-9)
-#  get_url:
-#    url: "{{ iiab_download_url }}/usbmount_0.0.14.1_all.deb"
-#    dest: "{{ downloads_dir }}"
-#    timeout: "{{ download_timeout }}"
-#  when: internet_available and is_debian_9
-#
-#- name: Install usbmount (debian-9)
-#  command: apt install -y {{ downloads_dir }}/usbmount_0.0.14.1_all.deb
-#  when: is_debian_9
-
 - name: Install packages (debuntu)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - inetutils-syslogd
       - wpasupplicant
       - libnss-mdns
@@ -43,13 +29,12 @@
       - avahi-discover
       - exfat-fuse
       - exfat-utils
+    state: present
   when: is_debuntu
 
 - name: Install common packages
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - acpid
       - mlocate
       - rsync
@@ -75,50 +60,14 @@
       - gawk
       - curl
       - pandoc
-    - lynx
+      - lynx    # already installed by 1-prep's roles/iiab-admin/tasks/access.yml
       - ntfs-3g
-
-#- name: Install pip as a commonly required package management system
-#  command: curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o {{ downloads_dir }}/get-pip.py
-
-#- name: Run the install script for pip
-#  command: python {{ downloads_dir }}/get-pip.py
-
-- name: Install common Python packages
-  package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
     state: present
-  with_items:
+
+- name: Install common Python packages {python-pip, python-setuptools, python-virtualenv}
+  package:
+    name:
       - python-pip
       - python-setuptools
       - python-virtualenv
-
-# instructions state to start with a fully updated system before starting, stop using
-# ansible as a crutch for developers not following the directions and taking short-cuts
-
-#- name: Update common packages (not Debian)
-#  package: name={{ item }}
-#           state=latest
-#  with_items:
-#   - NetworkManager
-#   - glibc # CVE-2015-7547
-#   - bash
-#   - iptables
-#  when: is_redhat
-
-# Consensus decision to try to slim down https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/518 (per 2017-11-20 community/team call @ http://minutes.iiab.io)
-#- name: Update common packages (debuntu)
-#  package: name={{ item }}
-#           state=latest
-#  with_items:
-#   - libc6
-#   - bash
-#   - iptables
-#  when: is_debuntu
-
-#- name: If version of Network manager has changed, subsequent nmcli commands will fail,restart now
-#  service: name=NetworkManager
-#           state=restarted
-#  when: not installing
-# the above should use a handler - all reboots should wait until all
-# mods are preformed
+    state: present

roles/awstats/tasks/install.yml

@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
-- name: Install AWStats package
+- name: Install packages {awstats, pwauth, openssl}
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - awstats
       - pwauth
       - openssl
+    state: present
   tags:
     - download
 
-- name: Install AWStats package (debuntu)
+- name: Install packages libapache2-mod-authnz-external and apache2-utils (debuntu)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - libapache2-mod-authnz-external
       - apache2-utils
+    state: present
   when: is_debuntu
   tags:
     - download
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@
     - "{{ awstats_data_dir }}"
     - "{{ apache_log_dir }}"
 
-- name: Install the Apache config for AWStats (debuntu)
+- name: Install Apache's awstats.conf from template (debuntu)
   template:
     src: apache.conf
     dest: "/etc/{{ apache_config_dir }}/awstats.conf"
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@
     mode: 0644
   when: awstats_enabled and is_debuntu
 
-- name: Install the Apache config for AWStats (OS's other than debuntu)
+- name: Install Apache's awstats.conf from template (OS's other than debuntu)
   template:
     src: apache-awstats.conf
     dest: "/etc/{{ apache_config_dir }}/awstats.conf"
@@ -55,35 +53,35 @@
     mode: 0644
   when: awstats_enabled and not is_debuntu
 
-- name: Make sure logrotate does not make logs unreadable (debuntu)
+- name: Ensure logrotate doesn't make logs unreadable (debuntu)
   template:
     src: logrotate.d.apache2
     dest: /etc/logrotate.d/apache2
   when: is_debuntu
 
-- name: See if AWStats package installed a config file
+- name: Check if package installed /etc/awstats/awstats.conf
   stat:
     path: /etc/awstats/awstats.conf
   register: awstats
 
-- name: If there was a config file installed by package, move it aside
+- name: If so, move it aside to /etc/awstats/awstats.conf.dist
   command: mv /etc/awstats/awstats.conf /etc/awstats/awstats.conf.dist
   when: awstats.stat.islnk is defined and not awstats.stat.islnk
 
-- name: Enable AWStats (debuntu)
+- name: Create symlink awstats.conf from sites-enabled to sites-available (debuntu)
   file:
     src: /etc/apache2/sites-available/awstats.conf
     path: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/awstats.conf
     state: link
   when: awstats_enabled and is_debuntu
 
-- name: Disable AWStats (debuntu)
+- name: Remove symlink from sites-enabled, to disable AWStats (debuntu)
   file:
     path: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/awstats.conf
     state: absent
   when: not awstats_enabled and is_debuntu
 
-- name: Install the AWStats config
+- name: Install /etc/awstats/awstats.schoolserver.conf
   template:
     src: awstats.schoolserver.conf.j2
     dest: /etc/awstats/awstats.schoolserver.conf
@@ -92,10 +90,10 @@
     mode: 0644
   when: awstats_enabled
 
-- name: Create a symbolic link to use when access is by IP address
+- name: Create a symlink /etc/awstats/awstats.conf for access by IP address
   file:
     src: /etc/awstats/awstats.schoolserver.conf
-    dest: /etc/awstats/awstats.conf
+    path: /etc/awstats/awstats.conf
     state: link
   when: awstats_enabled
 

roles/calibre/tasks/main.yml

@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@
     path: "/usr/bin/calibre"
   register: calib_executable
 
-- name: Install Calibre via OS's package installer (IF /usr/bin/calibre MISSING)
+- name: Install latest packages calibre and calibre-bin, via OS's package installer (IF not rpi AND /usr/bin/calibre MISSING)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: latest
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - calibre
       - calibre-bin
+    state: latest
   when: internet_available and not is_rpi and (not calib_executable.stat.exists)
 
 - name: Install Calibre .debs IF calibre_via_debs (AND /usr/bin/calibre WAS MISSING)

roles/cups/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 # administer this service by browsing to localhost:631
-- name: Get the CUPS package installed
+- name: Install cups package
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: cups
     state: present
-  with_items:
-    - cups
   when: cups_install
   tags:
     - download

roles/ejabberd/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-- name: Install ejabberd packages
+- name: Install ejabberd package
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: ejabberd
     state: present
-  with_items:
-   - ejabberd
   tags:
     - download
 

roles/iiab-admin/tasks/access.yml

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-- name: Install textmode remote access packages
+- name: Install textmode remote access packages {screen, lynx}
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
     - screen
     - lynx
+    state: present
   tags:
     - download

roles/mediawiki/tasks/install.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-- name: Install packages required by MediaWiki
+- name: Install packages php{{ php_version }}-intl and php{{ php_version }}-mbstring
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - "php{{ php_version }}-intl"
       - "php{{ php_version }}-mbstring"
+    state: present
   #tags:
   #  - download
 
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
     timeout: "{{ download_timeout }}"
     #force: yes
     #backup: yes
-  #register: mediawiki_download_output
   when: internet_available
 
 - name: Unpack it to permanent location {{ mediawiki_abs_path }}

roles/mongodb/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-- name: Install MongoDB required packages
+- name: Install packages mongodb-server and mongodb
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - mongodb-server
       - mongodb
+    state: present
   when: internet_available
   tags:
     - download
@@ -46,20 +45,6 @@
     state: stopped
   when: not mongodb_enabled
 
-#- name: Restart service if enabled
-#  service:
-#    name: mongodb
-#    enabled: yes
-#    state: restarted
-#  when: mongodb_enabled
-
-#- name: Stop service if not enabled
-#  service:
-#    name: mongodb
-#    enabled: no
-#    state: stopped
-#  when: not mongodb_enabled
-
 - name: Add 'mongodb' to list of services at {{ iiab_ini_file }}
   ini_file:
     dest: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}"

roles/moodle/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
-- name: Install Moodle required packages (OS's other than debuntu)
+- name: Install packages python-psycopg2 and php-pgsql (OS's other than debuntu)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - python-psycopg2
       - php-pgsql
+    state: present
   when: not is_debuntu
 
-- name: Install Moodle required packages (debuntu)
+- name: Install python-psycopg2 and 4 php packages (debuntu)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - python-psycopg2
       - php{{ php_version }}-pgsql
       - php{{ php_version }}-curl
@@ -20,6 +17,7 @@
       #- php{{ php_version }}-mbstring
       # mbstring is now included in php-cli
       - php{{ php_version }}-cli
+    state: present
   when: is_debuntu
 
 - name: php-zip name (debian-9 or ubuntu)
@@ -70,12 +68,12 @@
     mode: 0770
     state: directory
 
-- name: Remove stock Moodle config file
+- name: Remove Apache's stock moodle.conf
   file:
     path: "/etc/{{ apache_config_dir }}/moodle.conf"
     state: absent
 
-- name: Put Moodle config file in place
+- name: Install Apache's 022-moodle.conf from template
   template:
     src: 022-moodle.j2
     dest: "/etc/{{ apache_config_dir }}/022-moodle.conf"
@@ -84,14 +82,14 @@
     mode: 0644
   when: moodle_enabled
 
-- name: Enable Moodle (debuntu)
+- name: Create symlink 022-moodle.conf from sites-enabled to sites-available (debuntu)
   file:
     src: /etc/apache2/sites-available/022-moodle.conf
     dest: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/022-moodle.conf
     state: link
   when: moodle_enabled and is_debuntu
 
-- name: Disable Moodle (debuntu)
+- name: Remove symlink 022-moodle.conf (debuntu)
   file:
     path: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/022-moodle.conf
     state: absent
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@
   become: yes
   become_user: postgres
 
-- name: Put a startup install script in place
+- name: Put moodle_installer script in {{ moodle_base }}
   template:
     dest: "{{ moodle_base }}"
     src: moodle_installer
@@ -140,16 +138,16 @@
     name: "{{ apache_service }}"
     state: restarted
 
-- name: See if config.php exists
+- name: See if {{ moodle_base }}/config.php exists
   stat:
     path: "{{ moodle_base }}/config.php"
   register: config
 
-- name: Execute Moodle startup script
+- name: Execute moodle_installer script
   shell: '{{ moodle_base }}/moodle_installer'
   when: config.stat.exists is defined and not config.stat.exists
 
-- name: Give Apache permission to read config file
+- name: Give Apache permission to read {{ moodle_base }}/config.php
   #command: chown -R {{ apache_user }} {{ moodle_base }}
   file:
     path: "{{ moodle_base }}/config.php"

roles/munin/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,29 +1,27 @@
-- name: Install Munin package (debuntu)
+- name: Install 5 package for Munin (debuntu)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - munin
       - munin-node
       - munin-plugins-extra
       - libcgi-fast-perl
       - libapache2-mod-fcgid
+    state: present
   tags:
     - download
   when: is_debuntu
 
-- name: Install Munin package (OS's other than debuntu)
+- name: Install packages munin and munin-node (OS's other than debuntu)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - munin
       - munin-node
+    state: present
   tags:
     - download
   when: not is_debuntu
 
-- name: Copy Munin config file
+- name: Install /etc/munin/munin.conf and Apache's munin24.conf, from templates
   template:
     src: "{{ item.src }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@
     - { src: 'munin.conf.j2', dest: '/etc/munin/munin.conf' }
     - { src: 'munin24.conf.j2', dest: '/etc/{{ apache_config_dir }}/munin24.conf' }
 
-- name: Create admin user
+- name: Establish username/password Admin/changeme in /etc/munin/munin-htpasswd
   htpasswd:
     path: /etc/munin/munin-htpasswd
     name: Admin
@@ -49,21 +47,20 @@
     state: started
   when: munin_enabled
 
-- name: Enable Apache lookup (debuntu)
+- name: Create symlink munin24.conf from sites-enabled to sites-available (debuntu)
   file:
     src: /etc/apache2/sites-available/munin24.conf
-    dest: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/munin24.conf
+    path: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/munin24.conf
     state: link
   when: munin_enabled and is_debuntu
 
-- name: Disable Apache lookup (debuntu)
+- name: Remove symlink munin24.conf in sites-enabled if not munin_enabled (debuntu)
   file:
-    src: /etc/apache2/sites-available/munin24.conf
-    dest: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/munin24.conf
+    path: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/munin24.conf
     state: absent
   when: not munin_enabled and is_debuntu
 
-- name: Disable munin-node service when it becomes disabled
+- name: Disable munin-node service if not munin_enabled
   service:
     name: munin-node
     enabled: no

roles/mysql/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-    - name: Install MySQL (debuntu)
+- name: Install MySQL (debuntu)
   package:
-        name: "{{ item }}"
-        state: present
-      with_items:
+    name:
       - mariadb-server
       - mariadb-client
       - python-mysqldb
@@ -13,29 +11,28 @@
       - php{{ php_version }}-imap
       - php{{ php_version }}-ldap
       - php{{ php_version }}-odbc
-#        - php{{ php_version }}-xml
+      #- php{{ php_version }}-xml
       - php{{ php_version }}-xmlrpc
+    state: present
   when: is_debuntu
   tags:
     - download
 
-    - name: php-xml (ubuntu or debian-9)
+- name: php-xml (ubuntu or debian-9)
   package:
     name: "php{{ php_version }}-xml"
     state: present
   when: is_ubuntu or is_debian_9
 
-    - name: php-xml (debian-8)
+- name: php-xml (debian-8)
   package:
     name: "php-xml-parser"
     state: present
   when: is_debian_8
 
-    - name: Install MySQL (OS's other than debuntu)
+- name: Install MySQL (OS's other than debuntu)
   package:
-        name: "{{ item }}"
-        state: present
-      with_items:
+    name:
       - MySQL-python
       - mysql
       - php
@@ -47,27 +44,28 @@
       - php-odbc
       - php-xml
       - php-xmlrpc
+    state: present
   when: not is_debuntu
   tags:
     - download
 
-    - include_tasks: centos.yml
+- include_tasks: centos.yml
   when: ansible_distribution == "CentOS"
   tags:
     - download
 
-    - include_tasks: fedora.yml
+- include_tasks: fedora.yml
   when: ansible_distribution == "Fedora"
   tags:
     - download
 
 # Name of mysql service varies by OS so softcoded in 1-prep
-    - name: Start the MySQL service
+- name: Start the MySQL service
   service:
     name: "{{ mysql_service }}"
     state: started
 
-    - name: Enable the MySQL service
+- name: Enable the MySQL service
   service:
     name: "{{ mysql_service }}"
     enabled: yes
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@
 # 'localhost' needs to be the last item for idempotency, see
 # http://ansible.cc/docs/modules.html#mysql-user
 # unfortunately it still doesn't work
-    - name: Update MySQL root password for localhost root accounts
+- name: Update MySQL root password for localhost root accounts
   mysql_user:
     name: root
     host: "{{ item }}"
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@
     - localhost
   when: mysql_enabled
 
-    - name: Copy .my.cnf file with root password credentials
+- name: Install .my.cnf file from template, with root password credentials
   template:
     src: my.cnf.j2
     dest: /root/.my.cnf
@@ -94,46 +92,46 @@
     mode: 0600
   when: mysql_enabled
 
-    - name: Update MySQL root password for all remaining root accounts
+- name: Update MySQL root password for all remaining root accounts
   mysql_user:
     name: root
     host: "{{ item }}"
     password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
     priv: "*.*:ALL,GRANT"
   with_items:
-#        - "{{ iiab_hostname }}.{{ iiab_domain }}"
+    #- "{{ iiab_hostname }}.{{ iiab_domain }}"
     - 127.0.0.1
     - ::1
   when: mysql_enabled
 
-    - name: Delete anonymous MySQL server user for {{ ansible_hostname }}
+- name: Delete anonymous MySQL server user for {{ ansible_hostname }}
   mysql_user:
     user: ""
     host: "{{ ansible_hostname }}"
     state: absent
   when: mysql_enabled
 
-    - name: Delete anonymous MySQL server user for localhost
+- name: Delete anonymous MySQL server user for localhost
   mysql_user:
     user: ""
     state: absent
   when: mysql_enabled
 
-    - name: Remove the MySQL test database
+- name: Remove the MySQL test database
   mysql_db:
     db: test
     state: absent
   when: mysql_enabled
 
 # we had to start mysql in order to configure it, now turn if off if not enabled
-    - name: Provisionally Disable the MySQL service
+- name: Provisionally Disable the MySQL service
   service:
     name: "{{ mysql_service }}"
     enabled: no
     state: stopped
   when: not mysql_enabled
 
-    - name: Add 'mysql' to list of services at {{ iiab_ini_file }}
+- name: Add 'mysql' to list of services at {{ iiab_ini_file }}
   ini_file:
     dest: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}"
     section: mysql

roles/network/tasks/dansguardian.yml

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-- name: Install DansGuardian packages
+- name: Install dansguardian package
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: dansguardian
     state: present
-  with_items:
-    - dansguardian
   tags:
     - download
 

roles/network/tasks/named.yml

@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
-- name: Install named packages (if debuntu)
+- name: Install named packages {bind9, bind9utils} (if debuntu)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - bind9
       - bind9utils
+    state: present
   when: is_debuntu
   tags:
     - download
 
-- name: Install named packages (if not debuntu)
+- name: Install named packages {bind, bind-utils} (if not debuntu)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - bind
       - bind-utils
+    state: present
   when: not is_debuntu
   tags:
     - download

roles/network/tasks/squid.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-- name: Install Squid packages
+- name: Install Squid packages {{ proxy }} and cadaver
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - "{{ proxy }}"
       - cadaver
+    state: present
   tags:
     - download
 

roles/nextcloud/tasks/main.yml

@@ -26,40 +26,39 @@
   tags:
     - download
 
-- name: Ubuntu and Debian treat names differently (Debian)
+# Ubuntu and Debian treat names differently
+- name: Install 3 php packages (debian)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - "libapache2-mod-php{{ php_version }}"
       - "php{{ php_version }}-mbstring"
       - "php{{ php_version }}-zip"
+    state: present
   when: is_debian
 
-- name: Ubuntu and Debian treat names differently (Ubuntu)
+# Ubuntu and Debian treat names differently
+- name: Install 4 php packages (ubuntu)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - libapache2-mod-php
       - php-imagick
       - php-zip
       - php-mbstring
+    state: present
   when: is_ubuntu
 
-- name: Install list of packages (debuntu)
+- name: Install 5 more php packages (debuntu)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - "php{{ php_version }}-gd"
       - "php{{ php_version }}-json"
       - "php{{ php_version }}-mysql"
       - "php{{ php_version }}-curl"
       - "php{{ php_version }}-intl"
+    state: present
   when: is_debuntu
 
-- name: In php7.2, php dropped mcrypt
+- name: In php7.2, php dropped mcrypt (debuntu but not ubuntu-18)
   package:
     name: "php{{ php_version }}-mcrypt"
     state: present
@@ -68,11 +67,9 @@
 # we need to install the rpm in order to get the dependencies
 # but we only need to do this the first time
 
-- name: Install list of packages (redhat)
+- name: Install 7 php packages (redhat)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - php
       - php-gd
       - php-json
@@ -80,8 +77,9 @@
       - php-curl
       - php-intl
       - php-mcrypt
-# centos does not have a package for php-imagick
-#    - php-imagick
+      # CentOS does not have a package for php-imagick
+      #- php-imagick
+    state: present
   when: is_redhat
 
 - name: Copy it to permanent location /opt (OS's other than Fedora 18)

roles/nextcloud/tasks/nextcloud_enabled.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     nextcloud_required_ip: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4.network }}/{{ ansible_default_ipv4.netmask }}"
   when: ansible_default_ipv4.network is defined
 
-- name: Enable Nextcloud by copying template to httpd config
+- name: Install Apache's nextcloud.conf from template, for http://box/nextcloud
   template:
     src: nextcloud.conf.j2
     dest: "/etc/{{ apache_config_dir }}/nextcloud.conf"
@@ -13,20 +13,20 @@
     mode: 0644
   when: nextcloud_enabled
 
-- name: Enable Nextcloud (debuntu)
+- name: Create symlink from sites-available to sites-enabled for http://box/nextcloud (debuntu)
   file:
-    path: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/nextcloud.conf
     src: /etc/apache2/sites-available/nextcloud.conf
+    path: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/nextcloud.conf
     state: link
   when: nextcloud_enabled and is_debuntu
 
-- name: Remove the config file if not nextcloud_enabled (redhat)
+- name: Remove nextcloud.conf if not nextcloud_enabled (redhat)
   file:
     path: "/etc/{{ apache_config_dir }}/nextcloud.conf"
     state: absent
   when: not nextcloud_enabled and is_redhat
 
-- name: Restart Apache, so it picks up the new aliases
+- name: Restart Apache, enabling http://box/nextcloud
   service:
     name: "{{ apache_service }}"
     state: restarted
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@
 # the install wizard does not succeed if already installed
 - name: Determine if Nextcloud is installed
   shell: >
-    sudo -u {{ apache_user }} php
-    '{{ nextcloud_prefix }}/nextcloud/occ' status |
+    #sudo -u {{ apache_user }}
+    php '{{ nextcloud_prefix }}/nextcloud/occ' status |
     gawk '/installed:/ { print $3 }'
+  become: yes
+  become_user: "{{ apache_user }}"
   register: returned
 
 - name: Run Nextcloud initial install wizard
@@ -59,9 +61,11 @@
 
 - name: Determine if Nextcloud user exists already
   shell: >
-    sudo -u {{ apache_user }} php
-    '{{ nextcloud_prefix }}/nextcloud/occ' user:list |
+    #sudo -u {{ apache_user }}
+    php '{{ nextcloud_prefix }}/nextcloud/occ' user:list |
     grep {{ nextcloud_user }} | wc | cut -d' ' -f1
+  become: yes
+  become_user: "{{ apache_user }}"
   register: returned_count
 
 # nextcloud wants to make users rather than just mysql users and not done
@@ -74,8 +78,8 @@
     --group="users" {{ nextcloud_user }}'
   when: nextcloud_enabled and returned_count == "0"
 
-- name: Remove Rewrite URL
+- name: Remove overwrite.cli.url line (Rewrite URL) from /opt/nextcloud/config/config.php
   lineinfile:
     regexp: "overwrite.cli.url"
     state: absent
-    dest: "{{ nextcloud_prefix }}/nextcloud/config/config.php"
+    path: "{{ nextcloud_prefix }}/nextcloud/config/config.php"

roles/openvpn/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 - name: Install OpenVPN and Nmap packages
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - openvpn
       - nmap
+    state: present
   tags:
     - download
 

roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-- name: Install PostgreSQL packages
+- name: Install postgresql package
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: postgresql
     state: present
-  with_items:
-    - postgresql
   tags:
     - download
 
 - name: Install postgresql-client (debuntu)
   package:
     name: postgresql-client
+    state: present
   when: is_debuntu
   tags:
     - download
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@
 - name: Install postgresql-server (OS's other than debuntu)
   package:
     name: postgresql-server
+    state: present
   when: not is_debuntu
   tags:
     - download

roles/samba/tasks/main.yml

@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@
     state: directory
 
 # Install and configure samba server (requires ports 137, 138, 139, 445 open).
-- name: Ensure Samba-related packages are installed
+- name: Install packages {samba, samba-client, samba-common, cifs-client}
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - samba
       - samba-client
       - samba-common
       - cifs-utils
+    state: present
   tags:
     - samba
     - download

roles/sugarizer/tasks/main.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 - name: Wipe /library/www/html/sugarizer* if installing sugarizer-1.0
   shell: "rm -rf {{ doc_root }}/sugarizer*"
+  args:
+    warn: no
   when: sugarizer_version == "sugarizer-1.0"
 
 # 1. DOWNLOAD+LINK /opt/iiab/sugarizer
@@ -86,13 +88,12 @@
 # where it upgrades /usr/bin/npm in place:
 # https://askubuntu.com/questions/1036278/npm-is-incorrect-version-on-latest-ubuntu-18-04-installation
 
-- name: Install Node.js and npm (ubuntu-18 or not debuntu)
+- name: Install latest packages nodejs and npm (ubuntu-18 or not debuntu)
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: latest
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - nodejs
       - npm
+    state: latest
   when: internet_available and (is_ubuntu_18 or not is_debuntu)
 
 # 4. RUN "npm install" TO POPULATE ~35MB /opt/iiab/sugarizer-server/node_modules

roles/transmission/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 - name: Install packages transmission-daemon and transmission-cli
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
+    name:
       - transmission-daemon
       - transmission-cli
+    state: present
 
 - name: Create /library/transmission download directory
   file:

roles/vnstat/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
----
-- name: Install required packages
+- name: Install vnstat package
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: vnstat
     state: present
-  with_items:
-    - vnstat
   tags:
     - download
 
-- name: Put the config file in place
+- name: Install /etc/vnstat.conf from template
   template:
     src: vnstat.conf.j2
     dest: /etc/vnstat.conf
@@ -23,7 +20,7 @@
   shell: /usr/bin/vnstat -i {{ iiab_lan_iface }}
   when: iiab_lan_iface is defined
 
-- name: Start vnStat daemon via systemd
+- name: Enable & Start vnStat's systemd service
   service:
     name: vnstat
     enabled: yes