Here is a self contained example.
######################
body common control {
bundlesequence => { "test" };
}
bundle common g {
classes:
"all" expression => "any";
}
bundle agent test {
files:
"/tmp/foobar"
copy_from => local_cp("/tmp/src-foobar"),
comment => "check contents only";
reports:
all::
}
body copy_from local_cp(from)
{
source => "$(from)";
compare => "digest";
}
Target and source files:
-rw------- 1 neil neil 9 2010-01-05 20:07 /tmp/foobar
-rw-r--r-- 1 neil neil 9 2010-01-05 20:08 /tmp/src-foobar
Both files are currently identical in contents but not permissions.
However, since the files promise makes no promise about permissions I
expect it to do nothing.
cf-agent -KnIf ./test.cf
-> Object /tmp/foobar had permission 600, changed it to 644
It would seem that the agent assumes that the source file has the
correct permissions. There is something called 'preserve' that "Whether
or not the copy preserves the permissions on the source files." So is
this set to true by default? Let's try by adding
preserve => "false";
to our body and retry.
cf-agent -KnIf ./test.cf
-> Object /tmp/foobar had permission 600, changed it to 644
For completeness I'll try setting preserve to true.
cf-agent -KnIf ./test.cf
-> Object /tmp/foobar had permission 600, changed it to 644
No difference.
Why is the agent trying to change permissions? Is this expected
behaviour? Is this desired behaviour?
Sincerely,
--
Neil Watson
Linux/UNIX Consultant
http://watson-wilson.ca
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