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
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