In general, take a look at whitespace_policy in insert_lines for some ideas... Also look at set_variable_values in cfengine_stdlib.cf for others
-Dan On May 20, 2011, at 3:16 PM, no-re...@cfengine.com wrote: > Forum: Cfengine Help > Subject: Re: Cfengine Help: question about editing smb.conf > Author: raymondcox > Link to topic: https://cfengine.com/forum/read.php?3,22090,22108#msg-22108 > > I would like to change the following entries in smb.conf > > Each entry is preceded by a tab > > workgroup = MYGROUP > security = domain > realm = MY_REALM > > password server = > > I have the following field_edits defined: > > body common control { > > bundlesequence => { "smbcfgfiles" }; > inputs => { "../cfengine_stdlib.cf", "../library.cf", }; > } > > bundle agent smbcfgfiles > { > vars: > "smbconfig" string => "/tmp/smb.conf"; > > # smb configuration to set > "smb" string => " test"; > "smb" string => " testdc.example.com"; > "smb" string => " EXAMPLE.COM"; > "smb" string => " ads"; > > methods: > "smb" usebundle => edit_smb("$(smbconfig)", "smbcfgfiles.smb"); > } > > bundle agent edit_smb(file,params) > { > files: > "$(file)" > handle => "edit_smb", > comment => "Set desired /etc/samba/smb.conf parameters", > edit_line => set_smb_values("$(params)"); > > } > > bundle edit_line set_smb_values(v) > > > { > vars: > > "index" slist => getindices("$(v)"); > > # Be careful if the index string contains funny chars > > "cindex[$(index)]" string => canonify("$(index)"); > > field_edits: > > # match a line starting like the key = something > > "\t*$(index)\s*=.*" > > edit_field => col("=","2","$($(v)[$(index)])","set"), > classes => if_ok("$(cindex[$(index)])_in_file"), > comment => "Match a line starting like key = something"; > > insert_lines: > > "$(index)=$($(v)[$(index)])", > > comment => "Insert a variable definition", > ifvarclass => "!$(cindex[$(index)])_in_file"; > } > > > > Which produces: > > workgroup = test > security = ads > realm = EXAMPLE.COM > > password server = > passwor=$(smbcfgfiles.smb) > > I suspect the field_edits method is not well suited for this task, however I > am not exactly sure of what the best method to use in this instance is. > > Thank you for your help. > > _______________________________________________ > 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
