Jira (PUP-4442) The error message associated with a file resource that requires a non-existent directory is misleading.

[Josh Cooper (Jira)]

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Josh Cooper commented on PUP-4442   Re: The error message associated with a file resource that requires a non-existent directory is misleading. $ bx puppet apply -e "file { '/tmp/does/not/exist': ensure => file, content => 'abc' }" Notice: Compiled catalog for localhost in environment production in 0.01 seconds ... Error: /Stage[main]/Main/File[/tmp/does/not/exist]/ensure: change from 'absent' to 'file' failed: Could not set 'file' on ensure: No such file or directory - A directory component in /tmp/does/not/exist20200511-37000-vxasli.lock does not exist or is a dangling symbolic link (line: 1) Add Comment   This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.5.2#805002-sha1:a66f935) -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-bugs/JIRA.76574.1429568423000.59473.1589237040026%40Atlassian.JIRA.