Check out the "creates" meta parameter. http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/latest/type.html#exec
Den On 26/07/2012, at 2:58, Nikolaos Hatzopoulos <[email protected]> wrote: > this is working: > > exec { myexectest: > path => "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin", > cwd => "/home/user/.ssh", > command =>"echo test > test.txt", > unless => "test -e test.txt" > > } > > the idea was if a file does not exist just execute something I don't if there > is a better way of doing that > > --Nikos > > On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:07:49 AM UTC-7, Christopher Wood wrote: > On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 05:16:01PM -0700, Nikolaos Hatzopoulos wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to > > exec { myexectest: > > path => "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin", > > cwd => "/home/user/.ssh", > > command =>"echo test > test.txt", > > onlyif => "test -f test.txt" > > I would have wrapped everything up in a shell script and simply named the > shell script as the namevar, but that's just me. > > > } > > > > it doesnt work any clues why? I think it cannot change directory to a > > DOT > > directory > > Try running the agent in the foreground with debug on, that will give you a > better error message. > > /etc/init.d/puppet stop; puppet agent --debug --verbose --no-daemonize > > (There are likely better flags, but I use that out of habit.) > > > please HELP!! > > > > --Nikos Hatzopoulos > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > "Puppet Users" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [1]https://groups.google.com/d/msg/puppet-users/-/KcN7MDyJrZQJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > > > > References > > > > Visible links > > 1. https://groups.google.com/d/msg/puppet-users/-/KcN7MDyJrZQJ > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/puppet-users/-/AhkFwrLhMY4J. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.
