CHEF- RESOURCES -windows_automatic_logout Resource

Actions

The windows_automatic_logout  has the following actions:

 

:nothing

Unless another resource alerts it to do so, this resource block accomplishes nothing. When alerted, this resource block either executes immediately or is scheduled to execute at the conclusion of a Chef Infra Client run.

:set

 

Properties

The windows_automatic_logout  has the following Properties:

 

autologout_time

The ruby type is an integer, and the default value is 3600.

 

It is The number of seconds that must pass before the system is logged off.

 

Common Resource Functionality

Common characteristics, notifications, and resource guards are examples of chef resources.

Common Properties

Every resource shares the following characteristics:

 

compile_time

Control the stage of the node's resource execution. Run while the resource collection is being constructed by setting the value to true (the compile phase). Run when the Chef Infra Client is configuring the node by setting false (the converge phase).

 

ignore_failure

If a resource fails for any reason, the recipe will still be executed. :quiet won't show the complete stack trace if a resource fails.

 

retries

The number of times the resource will be tried once any exceptions are caught.

 

retry_delay

It is the minimum delay between retries.

 

sensitive
Ensure that sensitive resource data is not logged by Chef Infra Client.

 

Notifications

notifies

When one resource's state changes, it may alert another resource to take appropriate action. Name the resource, specify the activity it should perform, and then set a timer for that action. When notifying multiple resources, use a notifies statement for each resource that needs to be informed.

An error is triggered if the referenced resource is missing. In contrast, if the source resource cannot be located, subscribes will not fail.

When a notification is run during the course of a Chef Infra Client run is determined by a timer. Following are the timers:

 

:before

Specifies that the action on a resource that has received a notification should be executed before processing the resource block that contains the notification.

 

:delayed 

Default. Specifies that execution of notification should be queued up for execution at the conclusion of a run of the Chef Infra Client.

 

:immediate,:immediately

specifies that for each resource informed, a notification should be run right away.

 

subscribes 

If the status of the resource being listened to changes, the resource listening to it may take action. Name the resource, describe the action that will be taken, and then set a timer for that action.

Be aware that when you use subscribes, the resource you are listening to is not affected by the action you specify. For instance:

file '/etc/nginx/ssl/example.crt' do
  mode '0600'
  owner 'root'
end

service 'nginx' do
  subscribes :reload, 'file[/etc/nginx/ssl/example.crt]', :immediately
end

 

In this instance, whenever the certificate file for nginx, found at /etc/nginx/ssl/example.crt, is modified, the subscribes property reloads the nginx service. The:reload action is executed for the resource (in this case, nginx) when a change is noticed by subscribes, which makes no modifications to the certificate file itself.

 

There won't be a problem with the subscription if the other resource is nonexistent. In contrast, notifications have stricter semantics and will report an error if the other resource isn't there.

When a notification is run during the course of a Chef Infra Client run is determined by a timer. 

Guards

During the execution stage of a Chef Infra Client run, the condition of a node can be assessed using a guard property. A guard property is then used to inform Chef Infra Client whether it should keep running a resource in response to the findings of this assessment. A guard property accepts either a string value or a Ruby block value:

 

• A string is used to run a command in the shell. The guard is applied if the command returns 0. The guard property is not used if the command returns any other value. In a PowerShell script, string guards can return true in addition to 0 and launch Windows PowerShell commands.
• The Ruby code that executes a block must return either true or false. The guard property is used if the block returns true. The guard attribute is not used if the block returns false.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Chef Desktop?

Chef Desktop is a deployment method that uses code to automate desktop and laptop management. You can define the profiles for your devices using Chef curated Desktop content that supports YAML, check the profiles with Chef curated Desktop CIS profiles before deploying them with Chef Infra, and continuously monitor the configuration status of your fleet in Chef Automate.

What is Guard in Chef?

During the execution stage of a Chef Infra Client run, the condition of a node can be assessed using a guard property. A guard property is then used to inform Chef Infra Client whether it should keep running a resource in response to the findings of this assessment.

What is windows_automatic_logout resource?

To set the system to automatically log out after a certain amount of time, use the windows_automatic_logout resource.

Conclusion

This article has extensively discussed the details of the windows_automatic_logout resource in chef.

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