[chef] Re: Exception Handlers with ignore_failure

totally not dumb, imo. lookin' forward to readin' feedback.

kallen

On Mon, 03 Dec 2012, jfotop wrote:

> The following question may be plain dumb, but since I'm not afraid to be 
> called
> dumb, I'm going to ask :p
> 
> Is there anyway to use exception handlers on a chef run and get an email 
> (like
> the one in http://docs.opscode.com/essentials_handlers_write.html) if a
> resource that has "ignore_failure ->  true" ?
> I want to configure chef to continue it's run even if some resources fail, 
> but
> get notified via email if any resource failed and only if there was a 
> failure. 
> I'll say it also in another way:
> - If resource with ignore_failure->true fails, continue run but send an 
> email.
> - If resource with ignore_failure->false fails, exit chef run and send an
> email.
> - If nothing fails, don't send an email...
> 
> Thanks in advance!!