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Warning

This resource is deprecated and should not be used. It was removed in Chef InSpec 4.0. The documentation below is preserved as a reference. Replacement functionality is available in the apache_conf resource.

Use the apache Chef InSpec audit resource to test the state of the Apache server on Linux/Unix systems.

Availability

Installation

This resource was distributed along with Chef InSpec itself.

Version

This resource first became available in v1.51.15 of InSpec and was removed in version 4.0.

Syntax

An apache Chef InSpec audit resource block declares settings that should be tested:

describe apache do
  its('setting_name') { should cmp 'value' }
end

where

  • 'setting_name' is description of the Apache configuration file
  • { should cmp 'value' } is the value that is expected

Properties

  • service, conf_dir, conf_path, user

Property Examples

The following examples show how to use this Chef InSpec audit resource.

Test the service name.

describe apache do
  its ('service') { should cmp 'apache2' }
end

Test the configuration location

describe apache do
  its ('conf_dir') { should cmp '/etc/apache2' }
end

Test the path of the configuration file

describe apache do
  its ('conf_path') { should cmp '/etc/apache2/apache2.conf' }
end

Test the apache user

describe apache do
  its ('user') { should cmp 'www-data' }
end

Matchers

For a full list of available matchers, please visit our matchers page.

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