On Friday, June 14, 2013, Paul Nickerson wrote:
> I came up with a solution using exec and sc.
>
> In a module I called disable_services:
>
> define disable_services {
> exec { "stop_${title}":
> command => "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /c sc stop \"${title}\"",
> onlyif => "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /c sc query \"${title}\"",
> unless => "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /c sc query \"${title}\" |
> find \"STOPPED\"",
> before => Exec["disable_${title}"],
> }
> exec { "disable_${title}":
> command => "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /c sc config \"${title}\"
> start=disabled",
> onlyif => "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /c sc query \"${title}\"",
> unless => "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /c sc qc \"${title}\" |
> find \"DISABLED\"",
> require => Exec["stop_${title}"],
> }
> }
>
> In a manifest:
>
> disable_services { ["CVSNT", "CVSNT Locking Service", "CVS", "CVSLock"]: }
>
> On Thursday, April 11, 2013 11:45:52 AM UTC-4, Paul Nickerson wrote:
>>
>> I am wondering whether it is possible to have Puppet only stop and
>> disable a Windows service if it exists. I have Puppet master 3.1.1 on
>> CentOS, and Puppet clients 3.1.1 on many Windows machines. Right now, I
>> have the bit below for certain nodes:
>>
>> service { "CVSNT":
>> ensure => 'stopped',
>> enable => 'false',
>> }
>>
>> Some of the nodes have this service, some do not. Occasionally, new nodes
>> are added that this applies to (through inherits statements), and these new
>> nodes may or may not have this service. It's not just this service, either;
>> I have an array of services I need to ensure won't run. I just simplified
>> the above example with one service.
>>
>> If the Windows node does not have the service, then the Puppet agent
>> still runs successfully. But, when I run puppet agent --test in the
>> Command Prompt with Puppet on the node, I get this error:
>>
>> Error: /Stage[main]//Node[winbase]/**Service[CVSNT]: Could not evaluate:
>> Cannot get status of CVSNT, error was: The specified service does not exist
>> as an installed service.
>>
>> The agent continues to run and completes successfully. But, getting
>> several of these lines at different points each time I run the Puppet agent
>> makes testing and debugging whatever other module I'm working on a little
>> difficult. I would like to get rid of the clutter.
>>
>> I've been researching this topic for a while, and haven't come up with
>> any solutions. Is there any way to have Puppet disable a Windows service
>> only if it exists? Or, is there a way to suppress these warning lines
>> without suppressing other output?
>
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Another approach would be to create a custom fact whose boolean value
depends on the service being installed or not. Then in your manifest, only
manage the service if and only if the fact is true.
Josh
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