Jira (PUP-1147) Strange behaviour with file backup and purge

[Charlie Sharpsteen (JIRA)]

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Charlie Sharpsteen updated an issue   Puppet / PUP-1147 Strange behaviour with file backup and purge Change By: Charlie Sharpsteen Create this manifest: {code} $backup = '.old' $fragdir = '/tmp/bug' File {   backup => $backup } file { $fragdir:   ensure => directory, } file { "${fragdir}/fragments":   ensure   => directory,   force    => true,   purge    => true,   recurse  => true, } file { "${fragdir}/fragments/file.a":   ensure   => present,   content  => 'Filename = file.a', } file { "${fragdir}/fragments/file.b":   ensure   => present,   content  => 'Filename = file.b', } {code} Run it {code} $ puppet apply {code} Check result {code} $ find /tmp/bug /tmp/bug/ /tmp/bug/fragments /tmp/bug/fragments/file.a /tmp/bug/fragments/file.b {code} Remove the last file statement i.e remove file.b from the manifest. Rerun the manifest {code} $ puppet apply {code} Check result {code} $ find /tmp/bug /tmp/bug/ /tmp/bug/fragments /tmp/bug/fragments/file.a /tmp/bug/fragments/file.b.old {code} Rerun yet another time {code} $ puppet apply {code} Check result {code} $ find /tmp/bug /tmp/bug/ /tmp/bug/fragments /tmp/bug/fragments/file.a /tmp/bug/fragments/file.b.old.old {code} File file.b will get yet another .old tagged on for each new run. Add Comment   This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.1.4#6159-sha1:44eaede) -- 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/groups/opt_out.