Jira (PUP-10214) Unexpected results on "replace => false" on symlinks

[Corey Hickey (Jira)]

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Corey Hickey commented on PUP-10214   Re: Unexpected results on "replace => false" on symlinks Thanks Josh Cooper , but I think the two bugs are different. PUP-6998 seems to be more of a logic issue in puppet deciding to manage a file as a symlink rather than as the specified ensure. For this bug, I revisited it on the current main git branch. First, I don't understand your point about the links parameter. I tested that with a simple manifest: file { '/tmp/foo': ensure => 'file', content => "new\n", links => 'follow', } Via: $ echo orig > /tmp/bar $ ln -s bar /tmp/foo $ ls -l /tmp/foo lrwxrwxrwx 1 chickey chickey 3 2021-06-15 22:59:39 /tmp/foo -> bar $ RUBYLIB=./lib bin/puppet --version 7.9.0 $ RUBYLIB=./lib bin/puppet apply test.pp Notice: Compiled catalog for corey.tagged.com in environment production in 0.01 seconds Notice: Applied catalog in 0.03 seconds $ ls -l /tmp/foo -rwxrwxrwx 1 chickey chickey 4 2021-06-15 22:59:53 /tmp/foo $ cat /tmp/foo new This behavior is what I expect; the documentation is vague, but it does not specify "local system" as it does in other cases to refer to the system that is being managed by puppet. Thus, my understanding is that the "links" parameter applies to the compilation of the catalog, not the application of the catalog. As for the original bug, I just made a PR: https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/pull/8643 I'm not sure if the tests will pass; if not, I'll probably need advice. This is a start, at least. -Corey Add Comment   This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.13.2#813002-sha1:c495a97) -- 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.340916.1578010636000.57644.1623824580045%40Atlassian.JIRA.