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$
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