mount resource
Use the mount
Chef InSpec audit resource to test the mount points on FreeBSD and Linux systems.
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
An mount
resource block declares the synchronization settings that should be tested:
describe mount('path') do
it { should MATCHER 'value' }
end
where
('path')
is the path to the mounted directoryMATCHER
is a valid matcher for this resource'value'
is the value to be tested
Examples
The following examples show how to use this Chef InSpec audit resource.
Test a the mount point on ‘/’
describe mount('/') do
it { should be_mounted }
its('device') { should eq '/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root' }
its('type') { should eq 'ext4' }
its('options') { should eq ['rw', 'mode=620'] }
end
Matchers
For a full list of available matchers, see our Universal Matchers page.This resource has the following special matchers.
be_mounted
The be_mounted
matcher tests if the file is accessible from the file system:
it { should be_mounted }
device
The device
matcher tests the device from the fstab
table:
its('device') { should eq '/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root' }
options
The options
matcher tests the mount options for the file system from the fstab
table:
its('options') { should eq ['rw', 'mode=620'] }
type
The type
matcher tests the file system type:
its('type') { should eq 'ext4' }