processes: elsedefine missing option?

[Hugo Gayosso]

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* Environment

cfengine 2.0.0  (checked the current on-line documentation and
                 does not appear there either)

Red Hat 7.1/7.2


* Configuring and checking for a running daemon (ntpd):

Let's say I want to modify the config file for 'ntpd' and if this file
is modified the 'ntpd' should be restarted, so I have the following:


editfiles:
   { /etc/ntp.conf
      LocateLineMatching "server.*"
      ReplaceLineWith "server ntp1.my.domain"
      LocateLineMatching "fudge.*"
      ReplaceLineWith "fudge  ntp1.my.domain stratum 10"
      DefineClasses "restart_ntpd"
   }

shellcommands:
   restart_ntpd::
      "$(RH_init_path)/ntpd restart"



I also want to check if 'ntpd' is running, and if it is not, then
'cfengine' should restart it, so I add this:


processes:
   "ntpd"
     restart "$(RH_init_path)/ntpd restart"



Now if you are still awake you will notice that the line used to
restart 'ntpd' in 'shellcommands' and in 'processes' is the same, in
order to have only one place to define that line would it be possible
to have:

processes:
   "ntpd"
       elsedefine=restart_ntpd

???

I tried but it didn't work, even though when running 'cfagent --debug'
it says:

ntpd
 Restart =  (useshell=y)
 matches: -1
 signal=NOSIG
 action=d
 ChDir=, ChRoot=
 Define 
 ElseDefine restart_ntpd

[....]

DoSignals(ntpd)
Defining classes 
DoSignals(elogd)



Greetings,
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Hugo Gayosso
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