Issue #11159 has been updated by Andrew Parker. Target version deleted (2.7.x)
---------------------------------------- Bug #11159: File resource does not work with '/' to reference root https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/11159#change-80429 Author: Stuart Remphrey Status: Accepted Priority: Low Assignee: Category: file Target version: Affected Puppet version: 2.6.6 Keywords: Branch: The File resource does not work with '/' to reference root, such as to ensure/audit the owner, group and mode, but '/.' does work. Perhaps it is being over-enthusiastic in removing trailing slashes? This doesn't work: file { '/': ensure => directory, owner => 0, group => 0, mode => 0755, #before => *[*], # everything :-) } This does work -- and is a reasonable workaround (though mildly annoying and not exactly blindingly obvious at first): file { '/.': ... } -- 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 puppet-bugs@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-bugs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs?hl=en.