This is a proof of concept if you will. Just using this as a simple example. I've got a lot of files I'd like to add a "managed by Puppet" header to.
There's two camps. Manage the whole file or edit in place. I realize Puppet users are mostly of the former. I'm of the latter. Thanks, Kent On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Trevor Vaughan <[email protected]> wrote: > Being a file with only two options, do you need to use Augeas? Why not > just manage the whole file? > > The only time you wouldn't do this is if you expect someone to > independently change variables in the file either by hand or with another > tool later and you do not want to change them back. > > Trevor > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 11:26 AM, Kenton Brede <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'd like to add a "this file managed by puppet" line to the top of the >> files I manage with augeas. >> >> This works but is not idempotent. I could add an onlyif but then if I >> want to change SELINUX to "off" I won't be able to, since the comment will >> always exist. >> >> augeas { 'selinux_config': >> context => '/files/etc/selinux/config', >> changes => [ >> 'ins #comment before #comment[1]', >> 'set #comment[1] "TEST"', >> 'set SELINUX on', >> ], >> } >> >> >> I I tried the following but get error "Error: >> /Stage[main]/Test_module/Augeas[selinux_config]: Could not evaluate: Saving >> failed, see debug" >> >> If I remove the 'ins' line the comment is added and it's idempotent, but >> of course the comment is at the bottom of the file. >> >> augeas { 'selinux_config': >> context => '/files/etc/selinux/config', >> changes => [ >> 'ins #comment before #comment[1]', >> 'set #comment[. = "TEST" ] "TEST"', >> 'set SELINUX on', >> ], >> } >> >> Is there any way to get this to work or am I just beating my head against >> the wall for nothing? >> Thanks, >> >> -- >> Kent Brede >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Puppet Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/CA%2BnSE3904TTdfbuwBNpkykUtLEBY01201h7aTNWGkWYLYg34NQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/CA%2BnSE3904TTdfbuwBNpkykUtLEBY01201h7aTNWGkWYLYg34NQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Trevor Vaughan > Vice President, Onyx Point, Inc > (410) 541-6699 > [email protected] > > -- This account not approved for unencrypted proprietary information -- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/CANs%2BFoUpdNjfBg8anYasU-dF-DqC74sgme4LHHbs7aUwnv4qcg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/CANs%2BFoUpdNjfBg8anYasU-dF-DqC74sgme4LHHbs7aUwnv4qcg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kent Brede -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/CA%2BnSE39OgGKh4myQKA-KE%2BB7NASTjjnyZmY5o4YW-PifVa%2BFXw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
