# Chef "iis\_config" resource not working with "notifies"

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-iis-config-resource-not-working-with-notifies/4977>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [January 8, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-iis-config-resource-not-working-with-notifies/4977 "2014-01-08T17:58:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-iis-config-resource-not-working-with-notifies/4977/1 "2014-01-08T17:58:18Z")

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I have been writing a sample cookbook to evaluate new IIS LWRP and I notice that “iis\_config” resource does not seem to execute notifies statement in it.

Here is how iis\_config resource looks like in my cookbook:

[cid:image001.png@01CF0C71.40531C20]

Following are the resources it notifies:

[cid:image002.png@01CF0C71.40531C20]

On running chef-client on node, I expect to see “I have been called” in output but I don’t see it. Can someone confirm the behavior?

Thanks

-Kapil

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Stenson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/bryan_stenson/32/420_2.png) [@Bryan\_Stenson](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Bryan_Stenson)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-iis-config-resource-not-working-with-notifies/4977/2 "2014-01-08T18:54:06Z")

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I seem to remember "puts" not working.

Try "Chef::Log.info 'foo here'" to write 'foo here' to your chef client  
logs...

On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Kapil Shardha  
[Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com](mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com)wrote:

> I have been writing a sample cookbook to evaluate new IIS LWRP and I  
> notice that “iis\_config” resource does not seem to execute notifies  
> statement in it.
> 
> Here is how iis\_config resource looks like in my cookbook:
> 
> Following are the resources it notifies:
> 
> On running chef-client on node, I expect to see “I have been called” in  
> output but I don’t see it. Can someone confirm the behavior?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -Kapil
> 
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> This email and any accompanying documents may contain privileged or  
> otherwise confidential information of, and/or is the property of Education  
> Management Solutions, Inc. If you are not the intended recipient, please  
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**Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-iis-config-resource-not-working-with-notifies/4977/3 "2014-01-08T20:46:43Z")

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It does not seem to have made any difference? Also, is IIS LWRP idempotent?

-Kapil

From: Bryan Stenson [[mailto:bryan.stenson@gmail.com](mailto:bryan.stenson@gmail.com)]  
Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 1:54 PM  
To: [chef@lists.opscode.com](mailto:chef@lists.opscode.com)  
Subject: [chef] Re: Chef “iis\_config” resource not working with “notifies”

I seem to remember “puts” not working.

Try “Chef::Log.info ‘foo here’” to write ‘foo here’ to your chef client logs…

On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Kapil Shardha \<[Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com](mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com)[mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com](mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com)\> wrote:  
I have been writing a sample cookbook to evaluate new IIS LWRP and I notice that “iis\_config” resource does not seem to execute notifies statement in it.

Here is how iis\_config resource looks like in my cookbook:

[cid:image001.png@01CF0C88.D371CD50]

Following are the resources it notifies:

[cid:image002.png@01CF0C88.D371CD50]

On running chef-client on node, I expect to see “I have been called” in output but I don’t see it. Can someone confirm the behavior?

Thanks

-Kapil

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**Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-iis-config-resource-not-working-with-notifies/4977/4 "2014-01-09T14:56:30Z")

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Some resources are not idempotent. I discovered this the hard way with his\_config for example

David  
From: Kapil Shardha \<[Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com](mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com)[mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com](mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com)\>  
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Subject: [chef] RE: Re: Chef “iis\_config” resource not working with “notifies”

It does not seem to have made any difference? Also, is IIS LWRP idempotent?

-Kapil

From: Bryan Stenson [[mailto:bryan.stenson@gmail.com](mailto:bryan.stenson@gmail.com)]  
Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 1:54 PM  
To: [chef@lists.opscode.com](mailto:chef@lists.opscode.com)[mailto:chef@lists.opscode.com](mailto:chef@lists.opscode.com)  
Subject: [chef] Re: Chef “iis\_config” resource not working with “notifies”

I seem to remember “puts” not working.

Try “Chef::Log.info ‘foo here’” to write ‘foo here’ to your chef client logs…

On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Kapil Shardha \<[Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com](mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com)[mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com](mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com)\> wrote:  
I have been writing a sample cookbook to evaluate new IIS LWRP and I notice that “iis\_config” resource does not seem to execute notifies statement in it.

Here is how iis\_config resource looks like in my cookbook:

[cid:image001.png@01CF0C88.D371CD50]

Following are the resources it notifies:

[cid:image002.png@01CF0C88.D371CD50]

On running chef-client on node, I expect to see “I have been called” in output but I don’t see it. Can someone confirm the behavior?

Thanks

-Kapil

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**Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-iis-config-resource-not-working-with-notifies/4977/5 "2014-01-09T15:08:43Z")

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It will be great if Chef documentation on IIS LWRP mentions which resources are idempotent and which ones are not.

Did anyone get a chance to confirm the behavior I mentioned in this thread?

Thanks

-Kapil

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Subject: [chef] Re: RE: Re: Chef “iis\_config” resource not working with “notifies”

Some resources are not idempotent. I discovered this the hard way with his\_config for example

David  
From: Kapil Shardha \<[Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com](mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com)[mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com](mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com)\>  
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Subject: [chef] RE: Re: Chef “iis\_config” resource not working with “notifies”

It does not seem to have made any difference? Also, is IIS LWRP idempotent?

-Kapil

From: Bryan Stenson [[mailto:bryan.stenson@gmail.com](mailto:bryan.stenson@gmail.com)]  
Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 1:54 PM  
To: [chef@lists.opscode.com](mailto:chef@lists.opscode.com)[mailto:chef@lists.opscode.com](mailto:chef@lists.opscode.com)  
Subject: [chef] Re: Chef “iis\_config” resource not working with “notifies”

I seem to remember “puts” not working.

Try “Chef::Log.info ‘foo here’” to write ‘foo here’ to your chef client logs…

On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Kapil Shardha \<[Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com](mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com)[mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com](mailto:Kapil.Shardha@ems-works.com)\> wrote:  
I have been writing a sample cookbook to evaluate new IIS LWRP and I notice that “iis\_config” resource does not seem to execute notifies statement in it.

Here is how iis\_config resource looks like in my cookbook:

[cid:image001.png@01CF0C88.D371CD50]

Following are the resources it notifies:

[cid:image002.png@01CF0C88.D371CD50]

On running chef-client on node, I expect to see “I have been called” in output but I don’t see it. Can someone confirm the behavior?

Thanks

-Kapil

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