Apache must be off when NGINX installs

roles/4-server-options/tasks/main.yml

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     state: absent
   when: not apache_allow_sudo
 
-- name: Run /usr/bin/iiab-refresh-wiki-docs (scraper script) to create http://box/info offline documentation.  (This script was installed at the beginning of Stage 3 = roles/3-base-server/tasks/main.yml, which ran Apache playbook = roles/httpd/tasks/main.yml)
+- name: Run /usr/bin/iiab-refresh-wiki-docs (scraper script) to create http://box/info offline documentation.  (This script was installed in Stage 3 = roles/3-base-server/tasks/main.yml, which ran roles/web_support/tasks/main.yml)
   command: /usr/bin/iiab-refresh-wiki-docs
   when: internet_available and not nodocs
 

roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
     - { path: "{{ nginx_conf_dir }}/usb-lib.conf" }
     - { path: "{{ nginx_conf_dir }}/modules.conf" }
 
+- name: Stop '{{ apache_service }}' systemd service
+  systemd:
+    name: "{{ apache_service }}"    # apache2 or httpd, per /opt/iiab/iiab/vars/<OS>.yml
+    state: stopped
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
 - name: Install required and helper packages for NGINX
   package:
     name: "{{ item }}"
@@ -21,7 +27,7 @@
 
 - name: Add user '{{ apache_user }}' to shadow group, so it can authenticate Admin Console
   user:
-    name: "{{ apache_user }}"
+    name: "{{ apache_user }}"    # www-data or apache, per /opt/iiab/iiab/vars/<OS>.yml
     groups: shadow
 
 - name: Remove NGINX default config /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default