Jira (PUP-4927) Add logfile option to exec

[Jeff Sparrow (JIRA)]

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Jeff Sparrow commented on PUP-4927   Re: Add logfile option to exec Perhaps I dont fully understand puppet with redirect operators. However, as an example, in order to execute commands and send to a log file I have to do funny (or what I think is funny) things. Such as: exec { "qle2xxx driver update": command => "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /c qaucli -fc -d \"C:\\ProgramData\\PuppetLabs\\$qle25xx_2k12_driver_file\" > C:\\ProgramData\\PuppetLabs\\qaucli_fc.log", path => $::path, timeout => 720, } or exec { 'wmi_access_exec': command => "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /c powershell -Executionpolicy Unrestricted -File C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/wmi_access.ps1 > C:\\ProgramData\\PuppetLabs\\wmi_access.log", path => $::path, unless => "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /c type C:\\ProgramData\\PuppetLabs\\wmi_access.log | find \"True\"" } On Linux, the redirect operators all work as expected. On Windows though I am required to call out cmd.exe every time I want to use them. Is this something I am doing wrong? Perhaps I should be adding System32 to path attr as well? I wouldnt think so, since according to the docs it already default to there. So instead of having to always call out cmd in order to simply use redirect operators in windows, I always thought "why is there just no option in exec to do something like" exec { 'wmi_access_exec': command => "powershell -Executionpolicy Unrestricted -File C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/wmi_access.ps1", path => $::path, logoption => append, new, prepend, overwrite, etc logfile => "C:\\ProgramData\\PuppetLabs\\wmi_access.log" unless => "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /c type C:\\ProgramData\\PuppetLabs\\wmi_access.log | find \"True\"" } logoutput is fine if you want to see the output on all reports (and event logs) or even the puppet log file (which on 3.7.3 doesnt seem to allow for a logdest in the puppet.conf, so you only have Event Viewer to look at). However, it doesnt help if you want to want to log your command output to a file, and then base your idempotence on unless or onlyif statements where you are searching for events from that log file. Removing the redirects from the command attr, and moving it to a new attr. This way windows users dont have to finagle with calling out cmd just to use its redirects. Add Comment   This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.4.5#64020-sha1:78acd6c) -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.