サービス名が不定のデーモンをChefのlazyで遅延処理する ref: http://qiita.com/sawanoboly/items/b7238b97012f2df486cd

chef-apply

# chef-apply test.rb 
Recipe: (chef-apply cookbook)::(chef-apply recipe)
  * service[test] action nothing (up to date)
  * file[/tmp/hoge] action create
    - update content in file /tmp/hoge from 2b795c to 04db98
        --- /tmp/hoge   2014-04-15 03:13:48.000000000 +0000
        +++ /tmp/.hoge20140415-4288-ulgn9f      2014-04-15 03:15:43.000000000 +0000
        @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
        -2014-04-15 03:13:48 +0000
        +2014-04-15 03:15:43 +0000

  * service[test] action restart
    - restart service service[test]

file2.txt

cron[4831]: (CRON) INFO (pidfile fd = 3)
cron[4832]: (CRON) STARTUP (fork ok)

recipe.rb

##-本来はLibrariesに書く
module ::Helper
  def self.get_cron_service_name
    ## 本当は泥臭い判別処理を記述して、使用できる文字列を返す
    'cron'
  end
end


## サービス名を実行時に取得するリソース定義
service 'test' do
  service_name lazy { ::Helper.get_cron_service_name }
  # subscribes :restart, 'file[/tmp/hoge]', :immediately ## subscribesでもOK
end

file '/tmp/hoge' do
  content Time.now.to_s
  notifies :restart, 'service[test]', :immediately 
end