2 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/puppet/modules/postfix/manifests/disable/base.pp b/puppet/modules/postfix/manifests/disable/base.pp
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+++ b/puppet/modules/postfix/manifests/disable/base.pp
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+class postfix::disable::base {
+
+  service{'postfix':
+    ensure => stopped,
+    enable => false,
+  }
+  package{'postfix':
+    ensure => absent,
+    require => Service['postfix'],
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/puppet/modules/postfix/manifests/disable/debian.pp b/puppet/modules/postfix/manifests/disable/debian.pp
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+++ b/puppet/modules/postfix/manifests/disable/debian.pp
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+# debian has some issues with absent
+# init scripts.
+# It's a bug in debian's provider that should be fixed in puppet, but in the
+# meantime we need this hack.
+#
+# see: https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/9381
+class postfix::disable::debian inherits postfix::disable::base {
+  Service['postfix']{
+    hasstatus => false,
+  }
+}