Issue #4001 has been updated by Nick Lewis. Status changed from Investigating to Ready for Testing Branch set to http://github.com/nicklewis/puppet/tree/refactor/0.25.x/4001-file_parent_doesnt_exist_message
---------------------------------------- Refactor #4001: Better error message when parent directory for file doesn't exist http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/4001 Author: Nick Lewis Status: Ready for Testing Priority: Low Assigned to: Nick Lewis Category: usability Target version: Affected version: 0.25.5 Branch: http://github.com/nicklewis/puppet/tree/refactor/0.25.x/4001-file_parent_doesnt_exist_message Trying to ensure a file exists when a parent directory doesn't exist gives this unhelpful error message: err: //File[/home/nick/foo/bar]/ensure: change from absent to present failed: Could not set present on ensure: No such file or directory - /home/nick/foo/bar at /home/nick/puppet/puppet/test.pp:3 `file { '/home/nick/foo/bar': ensure => present }` The message should mention that the parent directory doesn't exist. -- You have received this notification because you have either subscribed to it, or are involved in it. To change your notification preferences, please click here: http://projects.puppetlabs.com/my/account -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs?hl=en.
