CDIST-TYPE__SYSTEMD_UNIT(7)

NAME
cdist-type__systemd_unit -

NAME

cdist-type__systemd_unit - Install a systemd unit

DESCRIPTION

This type can install, enable and start a systemd unit. This is particularly useful on systems which take advantage of systemd heavily (e.g., CoreOS). For more information about systemd units, see SYSTEMD.UNIT(5).

REQUIRED PARAMETERS

None.

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

enablement-state
    'enabled' or 'disabled', where:

enabled
    enables the unit

disabled
    disables the unit

source
    Path to the config file. If source is '-' (dash), take what was written to stdin as the config file content.

state
    'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present' where:

present
    the unit is installed, enabled and started

absent
    the unit is stopped, disabled and uninstalled

BOOLEAN PARAMETERS

restart
    Restart the unit on unit file change or when the unit is inactive.

MESSAGES

None.

EXAMPLES

# Installs, enables and starts foobar.service
__systemd_unit foobar.service \
    --source "${__manifest}/files/foobar.service" \
    --enablement-state enabled \
    --restart
# Disables the unit
__systemd_unit foobar.service --enablement-state disabled
# Stops, disables and uninstalls foobar.service
__systemd_unit foobar.service --state absent

AUTHORS

Ľubomír Kučera <lubomir.kucera.jr at gmail.com>

COPYING

Copyright (C) 2017 Ľubomír Kučera. 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.