Try creating an any:: version of the variable first and make that one overridable.
-----Original Message----- From: help-cfengine-boun...@cfengine.org [mailto:help-cfengine-boun...@cfengine.org] On Behalf Of nwat...@symcor.com Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 11:26 AM To: Matt Richards Cc: help-cfengine@cfengine.org Subject: Re: Redefinition of a constant variable Overridable helps provided that this is set for all instances of the variable. Example: 5 bundle agent report_services{ 6 7 vars: 8 9 redhat:: 10 # List this variable first as the default. 11 "services" slist => { 12 "anacron", 13 "apmd", 14 "arptables_jf", 15 "autofs", 16 "cpuspeed", 17 "cups", 18 "gpm", 19 "iptables", 20 "isdn", 21 "microcode_ctl", 22 "netfs", 23 "pcmcia", 24 "readahead_early", 25 "readahead_later", 26 "rpcgssd", 27 "rpcidmapd", 28 "rpcsvcgssd", 29 "sendmail", 30 "smartd", 31 "smb", 32 "xfs", 33 "xinetd" 34 }, 35 policy => "overridable", 36 comment => "Check status of these on all rhel hosts by default"; 37 38 unxxhd01:: 39 "services" slist => { 40 "xfs", 41 "smb", 42 "autofs" 43 }, 44 policy => "overridable", 45 comment => "Check status of these services for this host"; Sincerely, -- Neil Watson 416-673-3465 This electronic communication and any attachments may contain confidential and proprietary information of DigitalGlobe, Inc. If you are not the intended recipient, or an agent or employee responsible for delivering this communication to the intended recipient, or if you have received this communication in error, please do not print, copy, retransmit, disseminate or otherwise use the information. Please indicate to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and delete the copy you received. DigitalGlobe reserves the right to monitor any electronic communication sent or received by its employees, agents or representatives. _______________________________________________ Help-cfengine mailing list Help-cfengine@cfengine.org https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine