Hello!

I've just seen a beavior of copy/purge that looks like a bug to me:

We have a lot of our configuration in one repository. But there are 
several files which are maintained in other locations and which have to 
stay there (some of our users need them on their systems and copy them 
by other means than cfengine).

I copy the complete repository from its location (somewhere in AFS) to 
our cfengine server to /var/cfengine/config

copy:
${config_repository}            dest=${workdir}/config
                                server=${server}
                                recurse=inf
                                ignore=RCS
                                purge=true
                                backup=false
                                timestamps=preserve
                                owner=root
                                group=root

I have two directories (certs,tmp) which are created later on the 
cfengine server in /var/cfengine/config/. certs is filled with files 
from other locations and tmp is used for temporary files during editfile 
sequences.


During copy cfengine tries to remove certs and tmp. That is the correct 
behavior. But what looks like a bug to me is this:


cfengine:lyra: Purging /var/cfengine/config/tmp in copy dest directory
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/dsm.sys.linux.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=1239 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/gmond.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=5664 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/nrpe.cfg.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=7610 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/resolv.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=882 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/hosts.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=4522 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/known_hosts.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=141694 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/syslog.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=2403 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/dsm.opt.linux.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=600 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/yp.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=1127 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/dsmcad.rc.linux.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=2616 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/CellServDB.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=26422 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/amd.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=1780 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/sysctl.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=1208 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/aliases.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=1943 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/genericstable.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=585 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/commands.cfg.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=1036 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/known_hosts.root
cfengine:lyra: Size=45387 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/sshd_config.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=2955 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/sudoers.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=2984 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file 
/var/cfengine/config/tmp/syslog.logrotate.linux.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=1645 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Couldn't remove directory /var/cfengine/config/tmp while 
purging

cfengine:lyra: rmdircfengine:lyra: Purging /var/cfengine/config/certs in 
copy dest directory
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/cacert.pem
cfengine:lyra: Size=1809 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/0d3fe016.0
cfengine:lyra: Size=22 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/c7d6a4c2.0
cfengine:lyra: Size=16 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/aaa0e946.0
cfengine:lyra: Size=24 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/4e18c148.0
cfengine:lyra: Size=14 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/760ed126.0
cfengine:lyra: Size=12 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/UniKoelnServerCA.pem
cfengine:lyra: Size=1972 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/UniKoelnCA.pem
cfengine:lyra: Size=1964 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/rootcert.pem
cfengine:lyra: Size=1318 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: CompressCommand variable is not defined
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file 
/var/cfengine/config/certs/intermediatecacert.pem
cfengine:lyra: Size=1493 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Couldn't remove directory /var/cfengine/config/certs 
while purging

cfengine:lyra: 
rmdirPerformance(Copy(localhost:/afs/.rrz/admin/cfengine/config > 
/var/cfengine/config)): time=0.00 secs, av=0.00 +/- 0.00


Then I've defined CompressCommand. What happend now was this:



cfengine:lyra: Purging /var/cfengine/config/tmp in copy dest directory
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file dsm.sys.linux.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/dsm.sys.linux.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=1239 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file gmond.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/gmond.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=5664 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file nrpe.cfg.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/nrpe.cfg.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=7610 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file resolv.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/resolv.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=882 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file hosts.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/hosts.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=4522 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file known_hosts.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/known_hosts.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=141694 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file syslog.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/syslog.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=2403 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file dsm.opt.linux.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/dsm.opt.linux.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=600 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file yp.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/yp.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=1127 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file dsmcad.rc.linux.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/dsmcad.rc.linux.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=2616 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file CellServDB.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/CellServDB.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=26422 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file amd.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/amd.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=1780 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file sysctl.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/sysctl.conf.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=1208 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file aliases.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/aliases.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=1943 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file genericstable.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/genericstable.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=585 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file commands.cfg.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/commands.cfg.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=1036 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file known_hosts.root
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/known_hosts.root
cfengine:lyra: Size=45387 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file sshd_config.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/sshd_config.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=2955 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file sudoers.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/tmp/sudoers.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=2984 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file syslog.logrotate.linux.edit
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file 
/var/cfengine/config/tmp/syslog.logrotate.linux.edit
cfengine:lyra: Size=1645 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Couldn't remove directory /var/cfengine/config/tmp while 
purging

cfengine:lyra: rmdircfengine:lyra: Purging /var/cfengine/config/certs in 
copy dest directory
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file 0d3fe016.0
cfengine:lyra: gzip: 0d3fe016.0 is not a directory or a regular file - 
ignored
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/0d3fe016.0
cfengine:lyra: Size=22 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file c7d6a4c2.0
cfengine:lyra: gzip: c7d6a4c2.0 is not a directory or a regular file - 
ignored
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/c7d6a4c2.0
cfengine:lyra: Size=16 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file aaa0e946.0
cfengine:lyra: gzip: aaa0e946.0 is not a directory or a regular file - 
ignored
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/aaa0e946.0
cfengine:lyra: Size=24 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file 4e18c148.0
cfengine:lyra: gzip: 4e18c148.0 is not a directory or a regular file - 
ignored
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/4e18c148.0
cfengine:lyra: Size=14 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file UniKoelnServerCA.pem
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/UniKoelnServerCA.pem
cfengine:lyra: Size=1972 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file 760ed126.0
cfengine:lyra: gzip: 760ed126.0 is not a directory or a regular file - 
ignored
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/760ed126.0
cfengine:lyra: Size=12 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file UniKoelnCA.pem
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/UniKoelnCA.pem
cfengine:lyra: Size=1964 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file rootcert.pem
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/rootcert.pem
cfengine:lyra: Size=1318 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file cacert.pem
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file /var/cfengine/config/certs/cacert.pem
cfengine:lyra: Size=1809 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Compressing file intermediatecacert.pem
cfengine:lyra: Deleting file 
/var/cfengine/config/certs/intermediatecacert.pem
cfengine:lyra: Size=1493 bytes,
cfengine:lyra: Couldn't remove directory /var/cfengine/config/certs 
while purging

cfengine:lyra: 
rmdirPerformance(Copy(localhost:/afs/.rrz/admin/cfengine/config > 
/var/cfengine/config)): time=0.00 secs, av=0.00 +/- 0.00


cfengine tries to compress the contents of both directories first!

I don't use action=compress in my configuration.


Using 'ignore=tmp' and 'ignore=certs' in the copy sequence doesn't work. 
I first have to create empty directories certs and tmp in my repository.

At the moment we're using cfengine 2.2.1. I don't know if this happens 
with newer versions too.


Regards,

Berthold Cogel




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