Given a configuration file that is initially managed by a template in File
resource A . Resource B interacts with a middleware product through its
published admin API which causes changes within File resource A. Is there
anyway, through custom provider code for resource B to tell resource A
It seems to me that you will be relinquishing puppet's ability to maintain the
content of the file by doing this. If that's acceptable, use the replace
parameter to only have puppet maintain the initial config and allow the file to
be changed outside puppet moving forward. If that's not
