cookbook 'dpkg_autostart', '~> 1.0.0'
dpkg_autostart
(27) Versions
1.0.0
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Provides the dpkg_autostart resource for suppressing service starts during dpkg operations.
cookbook 'dpkg_autostart', '~> 1.0.0', :supermarket
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dpkg_autostart cookbook
dpkg likes to start services after installation as the Debian convention
dictates. This can be annoying and problematic, especially when you don't
want services to be immediately started before custom configuration can
be applied. Instead of disabling all services from auto starting on installation
as the dpkg_deb_unautostart cookbook does, lets allow specific services
to be targeted.
Breaking change for upgrades
Upgrading from older cookbook releases that used recipes/default.rb and
attributes/default.rb is a breaking change. Those recipe and attribute
entry points were removed when the cookbook moved to the dpkg_autostart
custom resource.
Before upgrading, replace any include_recipe 'dpkg_autostart::default'
usage and any node['dpkg_autostart'] attribute configuration with one
dpkg_autostart resource per service. See [migration.md](migration.md).
Usage
Include the cookbook as a dependency in your metadata:
depends 'dpkg_autostart'
Declare one dpkg_autostart resource for each service you want to suppress
during package installation:
dpkg_autostart 'mysql-server' do allow false end dpkg_autostart 'apache2' do allow false end
That's it. When dpkg attempts to start the service after install (generally
via apt) it will be instructed not to. This allows the proper configuration
files to be generated, and the service to be started after everything is
ready.
Customizing blocked actions
By default the generated policy-rc.d script blocks start and restart.
You can extend the blocked action list:
dpkg_autostart 'mysql-server' do allow false disable_actions %w(start restart reload) end
policy-rc.d is a single global file, so disable_actions values are merged
across all dpkg_autostart resources in the run.
Resource Documentation
- [dpkg_autostart resource](documentation/dpkg_autostart_dpkg_autostart.md)
Contributors
This project exists thanks to all the people who contribute.
Backers
Thank you to all our backers!
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Dependent cookbooks
This cookbook has no specified dependencies.
Contingent cookbooks
dpkg_autostart Cookbook CHANGELOG
This file is used to list changes made in each version of the dpkg_autostart cookbook.
1.0.0 (2026-04-21)
⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
- Upgrading from releases that used recipes/default.rb and attributes/default.rb now requires replacing that configuration with dpkg_autostart resources before upgrading.
Features
Bug Fixes
- ci: Update workflows to use release pipeline (#59) (276fd92)
- pass Slack secrets to release workflow (5cd2327)
- pin cinc installer action (d0499de)
0.4.16 (2025-10-15)
Bug Fixes
0.4.11 - 2023-06-08
Standardise files with files in sous-chefs/repo-management
0.4.6 - 2023-03-02
- Standardise files with files in sous-chefs/repo-management
0.4.5 - 2023-02-14
- Remove delivery folder
0.4.4 - 2021-08-31
- Standardise files with files in sous-chefs/repo-management
0.4.3 - 2021-06-01
- resolved cookstyle error: test/cookbooks/test/metadata.rb:4:25 convention:
Layout/TrailingEmptyLines
0.4.2 - 2020-11-27
- Fix regression introduced in 0.4.1, of undefined method
actionbeing received
0.4.1 (2020-09-16)
- resolved cookstyle error: libraries/provider.rb:13:7 refactor:
ChefModernize/ActionMethodInResource - resolved cookstyle error: libraries/provider.rb:17:7 refactor:
ChefModernize/ActionMethodInResource
0.4.0 (2020-06-18)
- Restore Chef Infra Client < 16 compatibility
v0.3.1 (2020-06-02)
- resolved cookstyle error: libraries/resource.rb:8:7 warning:
ChefDeprecations/ResourceUsesOnlyResourceName
v0.3.0 (2020-05-22)
- Transferred ownership of this cookbook to Sous Chefs
- Updated the resource to define the resource name via the resource DSL
- Updated the resource to define the allowed actions and default action via the resource DSL
- Removed support for Chef 10
- Added source_url / issues_url to the metadata.rb
- Added supports 'debian' and 'ubuntu' the to metadata.rb
- Added chefignore file to limit files uploaded to the Chef Server
- Added testing with GitHub Actions
- Added Delivery local mode configuration for local testing
- Added various documentation files
- Added a Berksfile
v0.2.0
NOTE*: Release introduces minor breaking change due to updated interaction with resource collection.
Fix script syntax in bin file (#7 thanks @hamann!)
Allow multiple services and actions (#7 thanks @hamann!)
-
Use
ResourceCollection#insertwhen adding bin resource- NOTE: This may require updating resource locations or adding the default recipe to the beginning of the run list
v0.1.12
- Be a noop except on debian family
v0.1.10
- Add support for upstart services (thanks @bkw)
v0.1.8
- Add support for Chef 10 (#3)
- Properly update
resource_collectionwhen unshifting (#4)- Thanks @mpasternacki
v0.1.6
- Fix version number
v0.1.4
- Use "heavyweight" resource/provider
- Fix execution error on initial runs (#2)
v0.1.2
- Add explicit
:createaction to template
v0.1.0
- Initial commit
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