    # File lib/chef/provider/ifconfig.rb, line 83
          def define_resource_requirements
            requirements.assert(:all_actions) do |a|
              a.assertion { @status.exitstatus == 0 }
              a.failure_message Chef::Exceptions::Ifconfig, "ifconfig failed - #{@status.inspect}!"
              # no whyrun - if the base ifconfig used in load_current_resource fails
              # there's no reasonable action that could have been taken in the course of
              # a chef run to fix it.
            end
          end