After upgrading from cf v3.0.2 to v3.1.2, my simple file copying promises cannot set proper perms for files any more. Or to be more precise - the correct file access is set and then immediately reset again. This flip-flopping forces all my file copying policies to kick in every time cfengine runs and all files which should have anything else than 644 are not correct.
The bug must be something really simple, but I can't see it. What am I doing wrong? Below is a complete flip-flopping example. - Erlend r...@nrsscdev01:master$ cat tester.cf #------------------------------------------------------------------------ body common control{ bundlesequence=>{"tester"}; } #------------------------------------------------------------------------ bundle agent tester{ files: any:: "/.rhosts" copy_from=>tester_cp_file("localhost", "/export/cfengine/depot/rhosts.standard"), perms=>tester_perms("root","sys","600"); } #------------------------------------------------------------------------ body perms tester_perms(o,g,m){ owners=>{"$(o)"}; groups=>{"$(g)"}; mode=>"$(m)"; } #------------------------------------------------------------------------ body copy_from tester_cp_file(server, path) { servers => { "${server}" }; encrypt => "true"; trustkey => "true"; source => "${path}"; compare => "digest"; preserve => "true"; verify => "true"; purge => "true"; } r...@nrsscdev01:master$ r...@nrsscdev01:master$ r...@nrsscdev01:master$ /var/cfengine/bin/cf-agent -KIf ./tester.cf -> Object /.rhosts had permission 644, changed it to 600 -> Object /.rhosts had permission 600, changed it to 644 r...@nrsscdev01:master$ /var/cfengine/bin/cf-agent -KIf ./tester.cf -> Object /.rhosts had permission 644, changed it to 600 -> Object /.rhosts had permission 600, changed it to 644 r...@nrsscdev01:master$ /var/cfengine/bin/cf-agent -KIf ./tester.cf -> Object /.rhosts had permission 644, changed it to 600 -> Object /.rhosts had permission 600, changed it to 644 r...@nrsscdev01:master$ /var/cfengine/bin/cf-agent -KIf ./tester.cf -> Object /.rhosts had permission 644, changed it to 600 -> Object /.rhosts had permission 600, changed it to 644 r...@nrsscdev01:master$ /var/cfengine/bin/cf-agent --version This comprises cf-agent core community version 3.1.2 - Copyright Copyright (C) Cfengine AS 2008,2010- r...@nrsscdev01:master$ _______________________________________________ Help-cfengine mailing list Help-cfengine@cfengine.org https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine