Hmm, edit_field has this:
7.6.1 edit_field (compound body)
Type: (ext body)
"allow_blank_fields"
It seems like getfields needs a similar knob, if one doesn't already exist.
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Matt Richards <defraya...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am looking at getfields and it seems that if you have a null field, the
> value in the named array is not populated for that entry. For example:
>
>
> bundle agent test {
>
> vars:
>
> "passwd_match" int =>
> getfields("^root:.*","/tmp/testfile",":","userdata");
>
> reports:
>
> cfengine_3::
> "home dir for $(userdata[1]) is $(userdata[5])";
>
>
> }
>
> # cat /tmp/testfile:
> root:!:0:0:GECOS:/:/usr/bin/sh
>
> The result is
> R: home dir for root is GECOS
>
> Now, if you remove the GECOS field:
> # cat /tmp/testfile
> root:!:0:0::/:/usr/bin/sh
>
> The result is:
> R: home dir for root is /
>
> Is this the expected behavior?
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