pc-monitor Cookbook

Install pc-monitor agent on Linux, configures various options.

Requirements pc-monitor account http://www.mobilepcmonitor.com

Attributes

Sets all the basic settings via default attributes, you can overrride in the Role

default["pcmonitor"]["dir"]          		= "/etc/pcmonitor"

default["pcmonitor"]["arch"]         		= "x64"

default["pcmonitor"]["UseCustomServer"]         = "false"

default["pcmonitor"]["CustomServerAddress"]     = ""

default["pcmonitor"]["ComputerName"]            = "#{node.name}"

default["pcmonitor"]["Group"]                   = "#{node.platform}"

##Allowed Commands

default["pcmonitor"]["Restart"]                 = "true"

default["pcmonitor"]["ShutDown"]                = "true"

default["pcmonitor"]["PowerOff"]                = "true"

default["pcmonitor"]["Suspend"]                 = "true"

default["pcmonitor"]["Hibernate"]               = "true"

##Notification Options

default["pcmonitor"]["NotifyOffline"]           = "true"

default["pcmonitor"]["NotifyOnline"]            = "true"

default["pcmonitor"]["NotifyShutdown"]          = "true"

default["pcmonitor"]["MemoryLowCheck"]          = "true"

default["pcmonitor"]["MemoryLowPercentage"]     = "10"

default["pcmonitor"]["LowHDDspace"]             = "true"

default["pcmonitor"]["LowHDDSpacePercentage"] = "20"

default["pcmonitor"]["LowHDDSpacePath"] = "/"

Data Bag

Create a data bag called pc-monitor with a creds item. Use your pc-monitor username and pssword

Upcoming pc-monitor agent will auto encrypt the user and pass

id: creds

password: blah

username: blah

Usage

pc-monitor::default

Just include pc-monitor::default in your node's run_list:

{
  "name":"my_node",
  "run_list": [
    "recipe[pc-monitor::default]"
  ]
}

Contributing

1. Fork the repository on Github
2. Create a named feature branch (like add_component_x)
3. Write your change
4. Write tests for your change (if applicable)
5. Run the tests, ensuring they all pass
6. Submit a Pull Request using Github

License and Authors

Authors: Kevin Brannigan