Managing chkconfig With CFEngine

Disabling Services

classes:
    redhat::
        # if this does not return 0 then ..
        abrtd_off = ( ReturnsZero(/sbin/chkconfig abrtd) )
        # if this returns 0, then ..
        avahi_daemon_off = ( ReturnsZero(/sbin/chkconfig avahi-daemon) )

shellcommands:
    abrtd_off::
        # ... deactivate the abrtd daemon
        "/sbin/chkconfig abrtd off" inform=true
        "/sbin/service abrtd stop" inform=true

    avahi_daemon_off::
        # ... deactivate the avahi-daemon
        "/sbin/chkconfig avahi-daemon off" inform=true
        "/sbin/service avahi-daemon stop" inform=true

Enabling Services

classes:
    redhat::
        slapd_is_on = ( ReturnsZero(/sbin/chkconfig slapd) )

shellcommands:
    !slapd_is_on::
        "/sbin/chkconfig slapd on" inform=true

References

• https://cfengine.org/pipermail/help-cfengine/2011-February/012215.html