To recursively copy a directory, "copy_from" must be used.
The "when_no_source" option is not available under "copy_from"
To provide more information.
I'm currently running version 2.
I use a script to copy version 3 to a local staged directory.
Once copied, I shut down cfexecd.
I rename /var/cfengine/bin to /var/cfengine/bin.v2
I rename /var/cfengine/lib to /var/cfengine/lib.v2
I rename the staged directories to bin and lib respectively.
Because of the missing symlinks in lib, the cf-* binaries all fail.
So it won't converge cause it breaks itself.
What is missing is the ability in "copy_from" to specify that symlinks (if
missing the source) should still be created.
Comments?
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel V. Klein <d...@lonewolf.com>
To: JIM AMANATIDIS (BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN)
Cc: HELP-CFENGINE@CFENGINE.ORG
At: 11/17 16:24:59
You could use:
body link_from example
{
when_no_source => "force";
}
But why worry if you're copying the whole tree? Cfengine will converge on the
correct solution, and the ultimate goal is what you seek, and Cfengine will
provide that.
-Dan
On Nov 17, 2010, at 12:41 PM, JIM AMANATIDIS, BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN wrote:
> Hi all,
> Don't know why I haven't noticed this before, but when copying directories
> recursively for the first time, and the source has symlinks in it, depending
> on the sequence of how files are seen, the symlink does not get created if
> the source file isn't copied first. This behavior is seen in both version 2
> and version 3. Is there any way to do this in copy_from body, similar to how
> when_no_source in link_from body is used?
>
> Thanks, Jim
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