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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/puppet/type/service.rb | 9 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/service.rb b/lib/puppet/type/service.rb index 13aad3a00..b8a606d49 100644 --- a/lib/puppet/type/service.rb +++ b/lib/puppet/type/service.rb @@ -106,7 +106,14 @@ module Puppet newparam(:type) do desc "The service type. For most platforms, it does not make sense to change set this parameter, as the default is based on - the builtin service facilities." + the builtin service facilities. The service types available are: + + * ``base``: You must specify everything. + * ``init``: Assumes ``start`` and ``stop`` commands exist, but you + must specify everything else. + * ``debian``: Debian's own specific version of ``init``. + * ``smf``: Solaris 10's new Service Management Facility. + " defaultto { @parent.class.defaulttype } |