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  1. Puppet
  2. PUP-6822

Windows agents should be able to apply a 'stopped' service resource even if the service doesn't exist

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          • Template:
            PUP Bug Template
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            Linux says nothing happens, Windows and OS X will error. Not clear which is the better approach, but it should be consistent.

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            Linux says nothing happens, Windows and OS X will error. Not clear which is the better approach, but it should be consistent.
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            Platform OS
          • Sprint:
            Platform OS Kanban
          • CS Priority:
            Normal
          • CS Frequency:
            3 - 25-50% of Customers
          • CS Severity:
            2 - Annoyance
          • CS Business Value:
            5 - $$$$$$
          • CS Impact:
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            Users have a valid case for wanting to ensure a service such as the monitoring example. Another case might be compliance where even if the service is not present you can tell an auditor it gets automatically stopped.

            This should have parity with how it works on linux.
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            Users have a valid case for wanting to ensure a service such as the monitoring example. Another case might be compliance where even if the service is not present you can tell an auditor it gets automatically stopped. This should have parity with how it works on linux.
          • Release Notes:
            Bug Fix
          • Release Notes Summary:
            The Windows service provider now returns enable = false, ensure = stopped for nonexistent services, and errors when setting enable = true or ensure = running on them.

            Description

            Linux agents don't seem to have this issue, for example:

            ]# puppet apply -e 'service {"notaservice": ensure => "stopped", enable => false,}'
            		 
            Notice: Compiled catalog for pe-201620-master.example.com in environment production in 0.12 seconds
            		 
            Notice: Applied catalog in 0.33 seconds

            However, on Windows, an attempt to apply the same resource gives:

            PS C:\Users\Administrator> puppet apply -e 'service {"notaservice": ensure => "stopped", enable => false,}'
            		 
            Notice: Compiled catalog for windows-agent1 in environment production in 0.03 seconds
            		 
            Error: /Stage[main]/Main/Service[notaservice]: Could not evaluate: Cannot get status of notaservice, error was: The specified service does not exist as an installed service. - OpenService: The specified service does not exist as an installed service.
            		 
            Wrapped exception:
            		 
            The specified service does not exist as an installed service. - OpenService: The specified service does not exist as an installed service.
            		 
            Notice: Applied catalog in 0.14 seconds

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                Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-5475 Windows Service provider should use something better than net.exe - perhaps direct FFI access

                • Major - Major loss of function.
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                    • Assignee:
                      enis.inan Enis Inan
                      Reporter:
                      erik.hansen Erik Hansen
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