needrestart for services

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/patch.yml b/patch.yml
index aedcfb6..fa524d4 100644
--- a/patch.yml
+++ b/patch.yml
@@ -213,6 +213,19 @@
     notify: "Reboot if required"
     # failed_when necessary to have a change for RC 1 instead of a failure
     failed_when: kernout.rc > 1
+  - name: Check for outdated services (Debian, Arch)
+    shell: /usr/sbin/needrestart -pl
+    register: svcout
+    when:
+      - nrex.stat.exists == true
+      - nrex.stat.executable == true
+    become: true
+    changed_when: "svcout.rc|int == 1"
+    listen: "debian arch needrestart"
+    # we'll play it safe here: outdated services? --> reboot.
+    notify: "Reboot if required"
+    # failed_when necessary to have a change for RC 1 instead of a failure
+    failed_when: svcout.rc > 1
   - name: Update zypper cache (SUSE)
     # we cannot cheat like we did with yum: we need to update any package to refresh the cache with the zypper module. Hence falling back
     # to shell.