define postfix-ng::hash ($ensure) { file {"${name}": ensure => $ensure, mode => 600, seltype => "postfix_etc_t", } file {"${name}.db": ensure => $ensure, mode => 600, require => [File["${name}"], Exec["generate ${name}.db"]], seltype => "postfix_etc_t", } exec {"generate ${name}.db": command => "postmap ${name}", #creates => "${name}.db", # this prevents postmap from being run ! subscribe => File["${name}"], refreshonly => true } }