Exec resource examples and powershell facts
This example is a basic exec resource utilizing best practices. The onlyif attribute allows this exec resource to have idempotency and prevent the exec resource from triggering every single time. The onlyif attribute also allows the resource to be run in noop mode for simulation or reporting purposes.
This example utilises an exec resource in conjunction with a custom/external fact. The exec resource only runs based on the status of the spooler service fact.
This is a simple custom/external fact to return the status of the Print Spooler service. As it is placed in the facts.d directory, this fact will be distributed to every node via pluginsync. This saves you from having to add the fact in manually on the node.