Service cannot start on old amazon linux

[nleib]

when using the datadog-agent module on older Amazon version (Amazon Linux AMI 2014.09), the service cannot start correctly.
datadog-agent should be stated using "upstart" (on the old amazon version), where the puppet module tries to start the service using /sbin/service which fails the puppet run.

[nleib]

I think its because Amazon Linux uses 'upstart' provider which puppet fails to detect, adding provider to the redhat service resolves this.

under the class "class datadog_agent::redhat::agent6"

service { $datadog_agent::params::service_name:
    ensure    => $service_ensure,
    enable    => $service_enable,
    hasstatus => false,
    pattern   => 'dd-agent',
    **provider => $datadog_agent::params::service_provider** (should be upstart in amazon linux and undef on the rest.)
    require   => Package[$datadog_agent::params::package_name],
  }

[davidgibbons]

I just was hit by this as well and this is the same solution I've come up with.

[RainbowHackerHorse]

This is actually still an issue with the latest RHEL6-based Amazon Linux AMIs, so I'm rather glad to see someone else already did the work I was about to dedicate today to 👍 👍

[Halt12]

Hello,
when are you going to merge the PR #428?

[truthbk]

#444 was merged instead - should address the problem by allowing the override of the service provider.

Thank you all for your patience and contributions.