symlink

Description

• Verify symlink's existance.
• The collector provides the format with wildcards.
• The module replace the wildcards with contextual values.
• In the 'fix' the symlink is created (and intermediate dirs if required).
• There is no check or fix for target's existance.
• There is no check or fix for mode or ownership of either symlink or target.

Example rule

{
    "target": "/tmp/bar",
    "symlink": "/tmp/foo"
}

Form definition

Desc: |
  A symfile rule, fed to the 'symlink' compliance object to create a Unix symbolic link.
Css: comp48

Outputs:
  -
    Dest: compliance variable
    Class: symlink
    Type: json
    Format: dict

Inputs:
  -
    Id: symlink
    Label: Symlink path
    DisplayModeLabel: symlink
    LabelCss: hd16
    Mandatory: Yes
    Help: The full path of the symbolic link to check or create.
    Type: string

  -
    Id: target
    Label: Target path
    DisplayModeLabel: target
    LabelCss: hd16
    Mandatory: Yes
    Help: The full path of the target file pointed by the symlink.
    Type: string