how to test depends tag

Asif Iqbal vadud3 at gmail.com
Tue Nov 14 22:14:15 CET 2006


On 11/14/06, Asif Iqbal <vadud3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/14/06, Asif Iqbal <vadud3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Is there a way to quick test the depends tag besides changing the
> > host's ip to a fake one that the service depends on?
> >
> > In other words if depends=(testA:host1/test1) I can change the host1's
> > ip in bb-hosts to test if depends working. Is there any other less
> > crude way to test it?
>
> Hmm I changed the ip of host1 but still see hostA conn green
>
> 1.2.3.4 hostA.domain.net # conn depends=(conn:host1.domain.net/conn)
> 2.3.4.5 host1.domain.net # testip
>
> I chaged the ip 2.3.4.5 to a non exist 1.1.1.1 ip and host1 conn went
> red. But hostA still showing green

I missed this part in the man bb-hosts

"Since all tests are actually run before  the  dependencies  are  evaluated,.."

So I change the ip of hostA to a non exist ip 2.2.2.2 and added testip
and I see hostA conn turned into red instead of clear now.

2.2.2.2 hostA.domain.net # conn depends=(conn:host1.domain.net/conn)
1.1.1.1 host1.domain.net # testip

both 2.2.2.2 and 1.1.1.1 are non exist and based on the depends tag
host1.conn goes red and hostA.conn should go clear but it actuallity
it tunr into red.

Please advise

Thanks

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