Forum: Cfengine Help Subject: Should getindices provide the same order every time? Author: bbomgardner Link to topic: https://cfengine.com/forum/read.php?3,20408,20408#msg-20408
I've noticed that once in a blue moon some of my config file promises using the getindices function come out in a different order. In particular, I have seen this happen with the postfix example from http://www.cfengine.org/manuals/cf3-solutions.html#Postfix-mail-configuration: bundle agent mta { files: "/etc/postfix/main.cf" handle => "postfix_main_cf", comment => "Ensure correct postfix configurations.", edit_line => postfix_config, classes => if_repaired("restart_postfix"); commands: restart_postfix:: "/etc/init.d/postfix restart" handle => "restart_postfix_init", comment => "Instruct postfix to re-read its configuration."; } bundle edit_line postfix_config { vars: "ps" string => "mail.domain.com)"; "ps" string => "$(sys.fqhost)"; "ps" string => "domain.com"; "ps" string => "ipv4"; "parameter_name" slist => getindices("ps"); delete_lines: "$(parameter_name).*"; insert_lines: "$(parameter_name) = $(ps[$(parameter_name)])"; } In most cases I don't really care about the final order of the lines in a file when I use this method. (For files where order is important, like slapd.conf, I'll stick with a template or a long string.) What bothers me is the apparent inconsistency of the function and the resulting (unnecessary) repair of the promise. Does anyone else know what I'm talking about? Have I missed any information saying that order is not guaranteed when using getindices? _______________________________________________ Help-cfengine mailing list Help-cfengine@cfengine.org https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine
