Jira (PUP-6092) Identify Windows-specific file/folder flags in Windows (e.g. hidden, archive)

[Ethan Brown (JIRA)]

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Ethan Brown commented on PUP-6092   Re: Identify Windows-specific file/folder flags in Windows (e.g. hidden, archive) There is actually a way to apply conditional logic to workaround the fact that the file type does not support setting attributes using an exec. I would recommend the approach that I've outlined below as it relies on cmd.exe instead of PowerShell, and will therefore execute much more quickly. The dir commands take switches for the attributes which can then be used to query the file system, to ensure idempotency. For instance: C:\>dir /ah c:\pagefile.sys Volume in drive C is Windows 2008 Volume Serial Number is D8AA-E11A   Directory of c:\   03/23/2016 04:33 PM 536,870,912 pagefile.sys 1 File(s) 536,870,912 bytes 0 Dir(s) 6,025,601,024 bytes free   C:\>dir /ah c:\missing.file Volume in drive C is Windows 2008 Volume Serial Number is D8AA-E11A   Directory of c:\   File Not Found   C:\>dir /ah c:\inetpub Volume in drive C is Windows 2008 Volume Serial Number is D8AA-E11A   Directory of c:\inetpub   File Not Found I have implemented a manifest that will write foo.txt and mark it as hidden when it's not already hidden: $attrib = 'h' $filepath = 'c:\foo.txt'   file { $filepath: ensure => present, content => 'bar' }   exec { 'foo attributes': command => "c:\\windows\\system32\\cmd.exe /c attrib +${attrib} ${filepath}", _onlyif_ => "c:\\windows\\system32\\cmd.exe /c dir \\a${attrib} ${filepath} | findstr \"File Not Found\"", require => File[$filepath] } If you wish to extend the example to multiple attributes, some modifications would be necessary (or you'd have to call exec multiple times) – the attrib command can take an argument like +shr, but dir must have the args separated like /as /ah /ar. Exercise left up to the reader if that's necessary. Add Comment   This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.4.13#64028-sha1:b7939e9) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-bugs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-bugs@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.