If you have a single case, then special:: and !special is better. If you have more than that, then any:: is better :-)
> Thanks, Dan. I was hoping that any:: would be better since I may need > additional cases in the future and was hoping to avoid something like: > > !(special|other):: > "dns_search_domains" string => "mydomain.com"; > > special:: > "dns_search_domain" string => "special.mydomain.com mydomain.com"; > > other:: > "dns_search_domain" string => "other.mydomain.com mydomain.com"; > > Justin > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel V Klein [mailto:d...@lonewolf.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 1:38 PM > To: Justin Lloyd > Cc: Help-cfengine > Subject: Re: Overriding default variables > > You need to add > policy => 'overridable' > in the first promise if you want to specify a default assignment with > special > overrides. But IMHO, I like the !special class better... > > -Dan > > > I want to use the standard resolvconf() bundle but I need a special > > search list for certain hosts. I may eventually need more exceptions > to > > the default, so I'm hoping the "any" approach would be fine. > > > > any:: # or should this be !special:: ? > > "dns_search_domains" string => "mydomain.com"; > > > > special:: > > "dns_search_domain" string => "special.mydomain.com mydomain.com"; > > > > > > Thanks, > > Justin > > > > -- > > Justin C. Lloyd > > Unix Infrastructure Engineer > > DigitalGlobe, An Imaging and Information Company > > > > > > > > This electronic communication and any attachments may contain > confidential an > > d proprietary > > information of DigitalGlobe, Inc. If you are not the intended > recipient, or a > > n agent or employee > > responsible for delivering this communication to the intended > recipient, or i > > f you have received > > this communication in error, please do not print, copy, retransmit, > dissemina > > te or > > otherwise use the information. Please indicate to the sender that you > have re > > ceived this > > communication in error, and delete the copy you received. DigitalGlobe > reserv > > es the > > right to monitor any electronic communication sent or received by its > employe > > es, agents > > or representatives. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Help-cfengine mailing list > > Help-cfengine@cfengine.org > > https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine > > This electronic communication and any attachments may contain confidential an > d proprietary > information of DigitalGlobe, Inc. If you are not the intended recipient, or a > n agent or employee > responsible for delivering this communication to the intended recipient, or i > f you have received > this communication in error, please do not print, copy, retransmit, dissemina > te or > otherwise use the information. Please indicate to the sender that you have re > ceived this > communication in error, and delete the copy you received. DigitalGlobe reserv > es the > right to monitor any electronic communication sent or received by its employe > es, agents > or representatives. > _______________________________________________ Help-cfengine mailing list Help-cfengine@cfengine.org https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine
