16.138. cdist-type__service(7)

16.138.1. NAME

cdist-type__service - Run action on a system service

16.138.2. DESCRIPTION

This type allows you to run an action against a system service.

16.138.3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS

action
Arbitrary parameter passed as action. Usually 'start', 'stop', 'reload' or 'restart'.

16.138.4. OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

None.

16.138.5. BOOLEAN PARAMETERS

None.

16.138.6. EXAMPLES

# Restart nginx service.
__service nginx --action restart

# Stop postfix service.
__service postfix --action stop

16.138.7. AUTHORS

Timothée Floure <timothee.floure@ungleich.ch>

16.138.8. COPYING

Copyright (C) 2019 Timothée Floure. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.