Yeap that works also exec { myexectest: path => "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin", cwd => "/home/user/.ssh", creates => "/home/user/.ssh/test.txt" command =>"echo test > test.txt", }
it needs the absolute path on creates --Nikos On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Denmat <tu2bg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Check out the "creates" meta parameter. > > http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/latest/type.html#exec > > Den > > On 26/07/2012, at 2:58, Nikolaos Hatzopoulos <nhat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > this is working: > > exec { myexectest: > path => "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin", > cwd => "/home/user/.ssh", > command =>"echo test > test.txt", > unless => "test -e test.txt" > > } > > the idea was if a file does not exist just execute something I don't if > there is a better way of doing that > > --Nikos > > On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:07:49 AM UTC-7, Christopher Wood wrote: >> >> On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 05:16:01PM -0700, Nikolaos Hatzopoulos wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I am trying to >> > exec { myexectest: >> > path => "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin", >> > cwd => "/home/user/.ssh", >> > command =>"echo test > test.txt", >> > onlyif => "test -f test.txt" >> >> I would have wrapped everything up in a shell script and simply named the >> shell script as the namevar, but that's just me. >> >> > } >> > >> > it doesnt work any clues why? I think it cannot change directory to >> a DOT >> > directory >> >> Try running the agent in the foreground with debug on, that will give you >> a better error message. >> >> /etc/init.d/puppet stop; puppet agent --debug --verbose --no-daemonize >> >> (There are likely better flags, but I use that out of habit.) >> >> > please HELP!! >> > >> > --Nikos Hatzopoulos >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > "Puppet Users" group. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> > >> > [1]https://groups.google.com/**d/msg/puppet-users/-/**KcN7MDyJrZQJ<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/puppet-users/-/KcN7MDyJrZQJ>. >> >> > To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > >> > puppet-users+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<puppet-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > >> > http://groups.google.com/**group/puppet-users?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en>. >> >> > >> > References >> > >> > Visible links >> > 1. >> > https://groups.google.com/d/**msg/puppet-users/-/**KcN7MDyJrZQJ<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/puppet-users/-/KcN7MDyJrZQJ> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/puppet-users/-/AhkFwrLhMY4J. > To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.