Re: Exec a script to determine further action based on return code.

[rader]

 > Brian E. Seppanen wrote:
 > I have an action that I need to perform on a regular basis, and the 
 > means of determining if the update should be done requires an SQL 
 > query.    I can write a script that will return 1 or 0 to define a 
 > variable, but how do I provide the feedback to cfengine based on the 
 > return code as to whether the action should be performed or not...
 >
 > Any ideas appreciated?

use a module?  here's the general idea, albeit untested...

steve 
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systems & network manager
high energy physics
university of wisconsin

bash$ sudo cat /var/cfengine/inputs/cfagent.conf
[...]
control:
  addinstallable =  ( sql_query_is_true )
  moduledirectory = ( /var/cfengine/modules )
  actionsequence =  ( module:SomeSqlQuery ... )
[...]
shellcommands:
  sql_query_is_true::
    "/bin/echo the sql query is true"
[...]

bash$ sudo cat /var/cfengine/modules/module:SomeSqlQuery
#!/bin/sh
sql_query_is_true() {
  # if query is okay, then
  #   success... return 0 
  # else
  #   failure... return 1
  # fi
}
if sql_query_is_true ; then
  echo +sql_query_is_true
fi