Don't try to install cron packages by default

Author: baldurmen

manifests/backup/mysqlbackup.pp

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   $file_per_database        = false,
   $include_triggers         = true,
   $include_routines         = false,
+  $install_cron             = false,
   $ensure                   = 'present',
   $time                     = ['23', '5'],
   $prescript                = false,
@@ -64,17 +65,19 @@
     require    => Mysql_user["${backupuser}@localhost"],
   }
 
-  if $::osfamily == 'RedHat' and $::operatingsystemmajrelease == '5' {
-    package {'crontabs':
-      ensure => present,
-    }
-  } elsif $::osfamily == 'RedHat' {
-    package {'cronie':
-      ensure => present,
-    }
-  } elsif $::osfamily != 'FreeBSD' {
-    package {'cron':
-      ensure => present,
+  if $install_cron {
+    if $::osfamily == 'RedHat' and $::operatingsystemmajrelease == '5' {
+      package {'crontabs':
+        ensure => present,
+      }
+    } elsif $::osfamily == 'RedHat' {
+      package {'cronie':
+        ensure => present,
+      }
+    } elsif $::osfamily != 'FreeBSD' {
+      package {'cron':
+        ensure => present,
+      }
     }
   }
 

manifests/backup/mysqldump.pp

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   $file_per_database        = false,
   $include_triggers         = false,
   $include_routines         = false,
+  $install_cron             = false,
   $ensure                   = 'present',
   $time                     = ['23', '5'],
   $prescript                = false,
@@ -57,17 +58,19 @@
     require    => Mysql_user["${backupuser}@localhost"],
   }
 
-  if $::osfamily == 'RedHat' and $::operatingsystemmajrelease == '5' {
-    package {'crontabs':
-      ensure => present,
-    }
-  } elsif $::osfamily == 'RedHat' {
-    package {'cronie':
-      ensure => present,
-    }
-  } elsif $::osfamily != 'FreeBSD' {
-    package {'cron':
-      ensure => present,
+  if $install_cron {
+    if $::osfamily == 'RedHat' and $::operatingsystemmajrelease == '5' {
+      package {'crontabs':
+        ensure => present,
+      }
+    } elsif $::osfamily == 'RedHat' {
+      package {'cronie':
+        ensure => present,
+      }
+    } elsif $::osfamily != 'FreeBSD' {
+      package {'cron':
+        ensure => present,
+      }
     }
   }