Jira (PUP-2732) Validation of Exec-Attribute user limits usability with non-root user.

[Joshua Partlow (JIRA)]

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Joshua Partlow commented on an issue   Re: Validation of Exec-Attribute user limits usability with non-root user. And that a non-root user attempting to run as a non-existent user sees that they can't specify user, while a root user attempting to run as anon-existent user is informed that the user doesn't exist. So, all looks good. [test@ayh7j6d0yegotoq ~]$ puppet apply -e "exec { '/tmp/test.sh': logoutput => true, user => notappearinginthisserver }" Notice: Compiled catalog for ayh7j6d0yegotoq.delivery.puppetlabs.net in environment production in 0.05 seconds Error: Parameter user failed on Exec[/tmp/test.sh]: Only root can execute commands as other users at line 1 Wrapped exception: Only root can execute commands as other users [test@ayh7j6d0yegotoq ~]$ exit logout [root@ayh7j6d0yegotoq ~]# puppet apply -e "exec { '/tmp/test.sh': logoutput => true, user => notappearinginthisserver }" Notice: Compiled catalog for ayh7j6d0yegotoq.delivery.puppetlabs.net in environment production in 0.05 seconds Notice: /Stage[main]/Main/Exec[/tmp/test.sh]/returns: Error: Could not execute posix command: Invalid user: notappearinginthisserver Error: /tmp/test.sh returned 1 instead of one of [0] Error: /Stage[main]/Main/Exec[/tmp/test.sh]/returns: change from notrun to 0 failed: /tmp/test.sh returned 1 instead of one of [0] Notice: Finished catalog run in 0.12 seconds Add Comment   Puppet / PUP-2732 Validation of Exec-Attribute user limits usability with non-root user. Our customer will only use Puppet if all necessary operations are possible running Puppet without root privileges. Actually Puppet agent validates the user attribute of exec ressource that way, that it's fully unsupported if running without root user. Doing so, the following error message is printed and execution aborted: {code} Error: Failed to apply c... 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/d/optout.