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diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md index db14882996..9199c827b3 100644 --- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md @@ -97,3 +97,20 @@ On OSX, the 'group' provider would use 'etc' to determine existing groups, but 'dscl' to add groups, causing broken idempotency if something existed in /etc/group. The provider now uses 'dscl' for both idempotenty checks and modifications. + +## Windows Service Startup Type + +When a Windows service is running and Chef stops it, the startup type will change from automatic to manual. A bug previously existed +that prevented you from changing the startup type to disabled from manual. Using the enable and disable actions will now correctly set +the service startup type to automatic and disabled, respectively. A new `windows_service` resource has been added that allows you to +specify the startup type as manual: + +``` +windows_service "BITS" do + action :configure_startup + startup_type :manual +end +``` + +You must use the windows_service resource to utilize the `:configure_startup` action and `startup_type` attribute. The service resource +does not support them. |