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@@ -213,7 +213,31 @@ dist-upgrade's the system. This exec is set as refreshonly so including this class does not trigger any action per-se: other resources may notify it, other classes may inherit from this one and add to its subscription list -using the plusignment ('+>') operator. +using the plusignment ('+>') operator. A real-world example can be +seen in the apt::dist_upgrade::initiator source. + +When this class is included the APT indexes are updated on every +Puppet run due to the author's lack of Puppet wizardry. + +apt::dist_upgrade::initiator +---------------------------- + +This class automatically dist-upgrade's the system when an initiator +file's content changes. The initiator file is copied from the first +available source amongst the following ones, in decreasing priority +order: + +- puppet:///site-apt/${fqdn}/upgrade_initiator +- puppet:///site-apt/upgrade_initiator +- puppet:///apt/upgrade_initiator + +This is useful when one does not want to setup a fully automated +upgrade process but still needs a way to manually trigger full +upgrades of any number of systems at scheduled times. + +Beware: a dist-upgrade is triggered the first time Puppet runs after +this class has been included. This is actually the single reason why +this class is not enabled by default. When this class is included the APT indexes are updated on every Puppet run due to the author's lack of Puppet wizardry. |