service is not restarted when the package is updated

[valerioj]

Hello, i'm using your puppet modules and i've noticed that when the package is updated, i have to restart all services by hand... this is not a desired method if, for example, we want to achieve full automation and 0 human interaction for maintenance...

i would suggest to add this line into the package.pp modules:

class graylog2::server::package( $package, $version, ) {

package { $package: ensure => $version,

new line:

notify => Service[$package],

}

}

Thanks in advance

[bernd]

I am not sure if I want to add that dependency to the package class. You might not want to restart the service after an update in any case.

You can use Graylog2::Server::Package["graylog-server"] ~> Service["graylog-server"] to define that dependency and notification.

Any other opinions?

[kroepke]

I agree that forcing automatic restarting is not a good option as a default behavior, because it can interrupt the service. If it is possible to define that restarting behavior easily and is clearly documented, I would vote for keeping the current state.

[bernd]

The dependency notation I mentioned above is standard Puppet syntax and can be used to restart the service after a package update.

Closing this issue now.

[valerioj]

it is ok, i will do it like that. thanks.