do i need to include mod_aspnet45 and also install the windows_feature?

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I'm writing a cookbook for a server I need to enable some windows features on.

Do i need to do BOTH of the following? include_recipe iis::mod_aspnet45 and windows_feature 'IIS-ASPNET45' action :install or is only one or the other required?

the same question applies to other windows features for which i've found both a recipe on the supermarket and a matching windows_feature for.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 14 '16 at 04:42

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If we open up the recipe file we can see it does a little more than that, mostly related to dependencies of the IIS-ASPNET45 feature. My windowsfu is weak so I don't know if it would do that automatically for you but I would assume that code is there for a reason.

answered Jul 14 '16 at 04:42

coderanger

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So you're suggesting that the recipe inclusion would be more robust, and the `windows_feature :install` would be redundant? I prefer that answer, but want to confirm. Thanks. – Max Cascone Jul 14 '16 at 14:28

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 14 '16 at 16:30

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To follow up on @coderanger's answer, and answer my own question - clicking into the recipe shows that the recipe itself runs the :install action on the following resources, so yes, running it again would be redundant.

edited Jul 14 '16 at 16:30

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answered Jul 14 '16 at 14:31

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Please don't copy code like that in to an answer. It only serves to get outdated and make someone else sad in a few months. – coderanger Jul 14 '16 at 16:29

do i need to include mod_aspnet45 and also install the windows_feature?

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