podman_volume resource

Use the podman_volume Chef InSpec audit resource to test the properties of a volume on Podman.

Availability

Installation

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

Syntax

Use the podman_volume Chef InSpec audit resource to test the properties of a volume on Podman.

describe podman_volume("my_volume") do
  it { should exist }
  its("name") { should eq "my_volume" }
  its("driver") { should eq "local" }
  its("mountpoint") { should eq "/var/home/core/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes/my_volume/_data" }
  its("created_at") { should eq "2022-07-14T13:21:19.965421792+05:30" }
end

where:

'name', 'driver', 'mountpoint', and 'created_at' are properties of this resource to fetch the respective value of the podman volume.
exist is a matcher of this resource.

Properties

Properties of the resources: name, driver, mountpoint, created_at, labels, scope, options, mount_count, needs_copy_up, and needs_chown.

name

The name property returns the name of the volume.

its("name") { should eq "my_volume" }

driver

The driver property returns the value for the volume’s driver environment.

its("driver") { should eq "local" }

mountpoint

The mountpoint property returns the value for the volume’s mount path.

its("mountpoint") { should eq "/var/home/core/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes/my_volume/_data" }

created_at

The created_at property returns the creation date of the volume.

its("created_at") { should eq "2022-07-14T13:21:19.965421792+05:30" }

labels

The labels property returns the labels associated with the volume.

its("labels") { should eq({}) }

scope

The scope property returns the scope of the volume.

its("scope") { should eq "local" }

options

The options property returns the options associated with the volume.

its("options") { should eq({}) }

mount_count

The mount_count property returns the MountCount value from the volume’s inspect information.

its("mount_count") { should eq 0 }

needs_copy_up

The needs_copy_up property returns the NeedsCopyUp value from the volume’s inspect information.

its("needs_copy_up") { should eq true }

needs_chown

The needs_chown property returns the NeedsChown value from the volume’s inspect information.

its("needs_chown") { should eq true }

Matchers

For a full list of available matchers, please visit our matchers page.

exist

The exist matcher tests if the volume is available on Podman.

it { should exist }

Examples

Test if a volume exists on Podman and verifies volume properties

describe podman_volume("my_volume") do
  it { should exist }
  its("name") { should eq "my_volume" }
  its("driver") { should eq "local" }
  its("mountpoint") { should eq "/var/home/core/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes/my_volume/_data" }
  its("created_at") { should eq "2022-07-14T13:21:19.965421792+05:30" }
  its("labels") { should eq({}) }
  its("scope") { should eq "local" }
  its("options") { should eq({}) }
  its("mount_count") { should eq 0 }
  its("needs_copy_up") { should eq true }
  its("needs_chown") { should eq true }
end