Maybe using the "agent" class? That seems to be set when I run 'cf-agent', but not 'cf-promises' (running svn r4121).
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 17:34, <no-re...@cfengine.com> wrote: > Forum: CFEngine Help > Subject: Any way or class that can be used so cf-promises doesnt execute > modules? > Author: msvob...@linkedin.com > Link to topic: https://cfengine.com/forum/read.php?3,25207,25207#msg-25207 > > So a few weeks ago I wrote a post about how to query an external datasource > and allow persistance using a JSON object on the filesystem: > https://cfengine.com/forum/read.php?3,24968 > > We went into production with this, and I'm hitting an annoying issue. > Currently, we execute cf-execd in foreground via cron at minute zero: > > > 0 * * * * /var/cfengine/bin/cf-execd -F > > > > When cf-exced fires at minute zero, its executing cf-promises immediatly > without waiting for splaytime. cf-promises in turn, executes all modules. > This in turn, is causing our infrastructure to get hit with 8000+ requests at > minute 0, even though cf-agent waits for splaytime to expire before firing > (which then executes the module a second time for real, which is the behavior > I'm trying to achieve.) > > Is there an option, class, or something else I can use to avoid firing this > module during cf-promises execution when cf-exced wakes up? I only want to > execute the module when cf-agent fires. > > How often does cf-promises get executed when cf-exced is executing as a long > running daemon? I really only want to execute this module when cf-agent > runs. Any help / tips would be appreciated on how I could work around this > issue. > > Thanks! > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > Help-cfengine mailing list > Help-cfengine@cfengine.org > https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine -- Jesse Becker _______________________________________________ Help-cfengine mailing list Help-cfengine@cfengine.org https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine
