Reload Prometheus service instead of restarting

Reloading the Prometheus service is sufficient for configuration or alert changes. Currently restarting the service is causing Prometheus to enter `crash-recovery` mode on a regular basis.
Rovanion · May 25, 2017 · 8498e29 · 8498e29
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commit 8498e29
Showing 1 changed file with 5 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/manifests/run_service.pp b/manifests/run_service.pp
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@
 
   if $prometheus::manage_service == true {
     service { 'prometheus':
-      ensure => $prometheus::service_ensure,
-      name   => $init_selector,
-      enable => $prometheus::service_enable,
+      ensure     => $prometheus::service_ensure,
+      name       => $init_selector,
+      enable     => $prometheus::service_enable,
+      hasrestart => true,
+      restart    => '/usr/bin/pkill -HUP prometheus',
     }
   }
 }