bsd_service resource
Use the bsd_service
Chef InSpec audit resource to test a service using a Berkeley OS-style init
on the FreeBSD platform.
Availability
Install
This resource is distributed with Chef InSpec and is automatically available for use.Version
This resource first became available in v1.0.0 of InSpec.
Syntax
A bsd_service
resource block declares the name of a service and then one (or more) matchers to test the state of the service:
describe bsd_service('service_name') do
it { should be_installed }
it { should be_enabled }
it { should be_running }
end
where
('service_name')
must specify a service namebe_installed
,be_enabled
, andbe_running
are the different matchers for this resource.
Parameters
Path
The path to the service manager’s control may be specified for situations where the path isn’t available in the current PATH
. For example:
describe bsd_service('service_name', '/path/to/control') do
it { should be_enabled }
it { should be_installed }
it { should be_running }
end
Properties
All properties available to the service
resource may be used.
Matchers
For a full list of available matchers, see our Universal Matchers page.This resource has the following special matchers.
be_enabled
The be_enabled
matcher tests if the named service is enabled:
it { should be_enabled }
be_installed
The be_installed
matcher tests if the named service is installed:
it { should be_installed }
be_running
The be_running
matcher tests if the named service is running:
it { should be_running }