postgres_conf resource

Use the postgres_conf Chef InSpec audit resource to test the contents of the configuration file for PostgreSQL, typically located at /etc/postgresql/<version>/main/postgresql.conf or /var/lib/postgres/data/postgresql.conf, depending on the platform.

Availability

Installation

This resource is distributed with Chef InSpec and is automatically available for use.

Version

This resource first became available in v1.0.0 of InSpec.

Syntax

A postgres_conf resource block declares one (or more) settings in the postgresql.conf file, and then compares the setting in the configuration file to the value stated in the test:

describe postgres_conf('path') do
  its('setting') { should eq 'value' }
end

where

• 'setting' specifies a setting in the postgresql.conf file
• ('path') is the non-default path to the postgresql.conf file (optional)
• should eq 'value' is the value that is expected

Properties

This resource supports any of the settings listed in an postgresql.conf file as properties for e.g. max_connections

its('max_connections') { should eq '5' }

Examples

The following examples show how to use this Chef InSpec audit resource.

Test the maximum number of allowed client connections

describe postgres_conf do
  its('max_connections') { should eq '5' }
end

Test system logging

describe postgres_conf do
  its('logging_collector') { should eq 'on' }
  its('log_connections') { should eq 'on' }
  its('log_disconnections') { should eq 'on' }
  its('log_duration') { should eq 'on' }
  its('log_hostname') { should eq 'on' }
  its('log_line_prefix') { should eq '%t %u %d %h' }
  its(['pgaudit.log_parameter']) { should cmp 'on' }
end

Test the port on which PostgreSQL listens

describe postgres_conf do
  its('port') { should eq '5432' }
end

Test the Unix socket settings

describe postgres_conf do
  its('unix_socket_directories') { should eq '.s.PGSQL.5432' }
  its('unix_socket_group') { should eq nil }
  its('unix_socket_permissions') { should eq '0770' }
end

where unix_socket_group is set to the PostgreSQL default setting (the group to which the server user belongs).

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