ibmdb2_conf resource

Use the ibmdb2_conf Chef InSpec audit resource to test the configuration settings. Make sure you are using the IBM Db2 database instance user credentials to run the InSpec test.

Availability

Installation

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

Syntax

A ibmdb2_conf resource block declares db2_executable_file_path, db_instance to connect and then runs command to get the configuration values and compares it to the value stated in the test:

describe ibmdb2_conf(db2_executable_file_path: "/opt/ibm/db2/V11.5/bin/db2", db_instance: "db2inst1") do
 its("output") { should_not be_empty }
 its("output") { should include("Audit buffer size (4KB) (AUDIT_BUF_SZ) = 0")}
end

Windows

describe ibmdb2_conf do
 its("output") { should_not be_empty }
 its("output") { should include("Audit buffer size (4KB) (AUDIT_BUF_SZ) = 0")}
end

where

ibmdb2_session declares a db2_executable_file_path, db_instance and db_name to connect.
db2_executable_file_path is the path of the db2 binary file. For Windows this is not required.
db_instance is the name of the database instance. For Windows this is not required.
its("output") { should include("expected_settings")} compares the results of the output against the expected result in the test.

Examples

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

Test the audit buffer size configuration settings of IBM Db2 database

describe ibmdb2_conf(db2_executable_file_path: "/opt/ibm/db2/V11.5/bin/db2", db_instance: "db2inst1") do
 its("output") { should_not be_empty }
 its("output") { should include("Audit buffer size (4KB) (AUDIT_BUF_SZ) = 1000")}
end

Matchers

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