Maybe you need "move_obstructions" then? http://www.cfengine.org/manuals/cf3-reference.html#move_005fobstructions-in-files
-- /* Wes Hardin */ UNIX System Administrator, IT Engineering Support Maxim Integrated Products: Innovation Delivered On 07/28/2010 09:52 AM, JIM AMANATIDIS, BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN wrote: > Thanks, but that's not the issue I am having. > > My source file already exists (it's a plain file) > My target file also exists. > With ->! I was able to nuke the plain file and establish a symbolic link to > the target file. > > I looked at the reference documentation, the "when_no_source" parameter > doesn't help because the source is already there, it's a plain file. > > Also, documentation says "when_no_file", I tried that as well, I get: > Constraint lvalue when_no_file is not allowed in 'link_from' constraint body, > near token 'force"' > > I am using Cfengine - 3.0.4p1 (C) Cfengine AS 2008- > > Thanks. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: no-re...@cfengine.com > To: help-cfengine@cfengine.org > At: 7/28 10:35:30 > > Forum: Cfengine Help > Subject: Re: cfengine v3 equivalent of ->! symbolic links > Author: neilhwatson > Link to topic: https://cfengine.com/forum/read.php?3,17802,17803#msg-17803 > > ‘when_no_source’ ? > http://www.cfengine.org/manuals/cf3-reference.html#link_005ffrom-in-files > > _______________________________________________ > Help-cfengine mailing list > Help-cfengine@cfengine.org > https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine > _______________________________________________ > Help-cfengine mailing list > Help-cfengine@cfengine.org > https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine _______________________________________________ Help-cfengine mailing list Help-cfengine@cfengine.org https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine
