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-rw-r--r--man/bcfg2.conf.52
-rw-r--r--src/lib/Options.py2
-rw-r--r--src/lib/Server/Core.py3
3 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/man/bcfg2.conf.5 b/man/bcfg2.conf.5
index 98069f7de..99ebfb78d 100644
--- a/man/bcfg2.conf.5
+++ b/man/bcfg2.conf.5
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ A list of enabled bundles
.TP
.B filemonitor
-The file monitor used to watch for changes in the repository. Either 'gamin' or 'fam'.
+The file monitor used to watch for changes in the repository. Values of 'gamin', 'fam', or 'pseudo' are valid.
.SH STATISTICS OPTIONS
Server-only, specified in the [statistics] section. These options control the statistics collection functionality of the server.
diff --git a/src/lib/Options.py b/src/lib/Options.py
index 54ff8bbcb..43f86956e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Options.py
+++ b/src/lib/Options.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ SERVER_GENERATORS = Option('Server generator list', cf=('server', 'generators'),
SERVER_STRUCTURES = Option('Server structure list', cf=('server', 'structures'),
default=['Bundler', 'Base'], cook=list_split)
SERVER_FILEMONITOR = Option('Server file monitor', cf=('server', 'filemonitor'),
- default='default')
+ default='default', odesc='File monitoring driver')
SERVER_LOCATION = Option('Server Location', cf=('components', 'bcfg2'),
default='https://localhost:6789', cmd='-S',
odesc='https://server:port')
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Core.py b/src/lib/Server/Core.py
index e6d71c3bd..bd09dc53b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Core.py
+++ b/src/lib/Server/Core.py
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class Core(object):
encoding, filemonitor='default'):
object.__init__(self)
self.datastore = repo
+ if filemonitor not in Bcfg2.Server.FileMonitor.available:
+ logger.error("File monitor driver %s not available; forcing to default" % filemonitor)
+ filemonitor = 'default'
try:
self.fam = Bcfg2.Server.FileMonitor.available[filemonitor]()
except IOError: