[Pkg-puppet-devel] Bug#545975: Bug#545975: puppet: please provide "status" target in init-script

[Stig Sandbeck Mathisen]

tags 545975 + confirmed
thanks

Christian Hofstaedtler <ch+debian at zeha.at> writes:

> the init script currently has no "status" target/action, therefore
> making it less than ideal for use with puppet's service type, i.e. the
> following won't work:
>
> service { "puppet":
>   ensure => running,
>   hasstatus => true,
> }
>
> Please consider this for the next release.

Good idea.  I've written this for my own use, but it is yet to be
committed to the puppet packaging repo.  I'll get it done.

Note that using puppet to make sure puppet runs may prove "interesting"
regarding interactive use.  It's very easy to shoot yourself in the foot
there.  Use with care.

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