16.14. cdist-type__check_messages(7)¶

16.14.1. NAME¶

cdist-type__check_messages - Check messages for pattern and execute command on match.

16.14.2. DESCRIPTION¶

Check messages for pattern and execute command on match.

This type is useful if you chain together multiple related types using dependencies and want to restart service if at least one type changes something.

For more information about messages see cdist messaging.

For more information about dependencies and execution order see cdist manifest documentation.

16.14.3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS¶

pattern: Extended regular expression pattern for search (passed to grep -E).
execute: Command to execute on pattern match.

16.14.4. EXAMPLES¶

__check_messages munin \
    --pattern '^__(file|link|line)/etc/munin/' \
    --execute 'service munin-node restart'

16.14.5. AUTHORS¶

Ander Punnar <ander-at-kvlt-dot-ee>

16.14.6. COPYING¶

Copyright (C) 2019 Ander Punnar. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.