Yeah, the timestamp is useful but only shows a complete failure, that is one in which the host didn't make contact (i could be wrong). And i had been using that, but i discovered this morning that one of my hosts was working, but it would hit an error and fail. The timestamp didn't give it away:
<break host specific file> [r...@tangelo ~]# ls -ltr /var/lib/puppet/yaml/node/ blah.example.org.yaml -rw-r----- 1 puppet puppet 3328 Aug 26 13:30 /var/lib/puppet/yaml/node/ blah.example.org.yaml [r...@tangelo ~]# grep timestamp !$ grep timestamp /var/lib/puppet/yaml/node/blah.example.org.yaml :_timestamp: 2009-08-26 13:30:19.096401 +10:00 [r...@tangelo ~]# ls -ltr /var/lib/puppet/yaml/node/ blah.example.org.yaml -rw-r----- 1 puppet puppet 3328 Aug 26 13:38 /var/lib/puppet/yaml/node/ blah.example.org.yaml [r...@tangelo ~]# grep timestamp /var/lib/puppet/yaml/node/ blah.example.org.yaml :_timestamp: 2009-08-26 13:38:11.365687 +10:00 <fix file again :) > The error takes this following form (some variables are not defined in the right scope). [r...@example ~]# service puppet stop ; puppetd -vt Stopping puppet: [ OK ] info: Loading fact all_mounted_partitions <...snip...> err: Could not create snmpd on && /tmp/snmpd_chkconfig.USG: ' snmpd on && /tmp/snmpd_chkconfig.USG' is both unqualifed and specified no search path at /etc/puppet/manifests/nodes/example.node:10 warning: Not using cache on failed catalog warning: Configuration could not be instantiated: ' snmpd on && /tmp/ snmpd_chkconfig.USG' is both unqualifed and specified no search path at /etc/puppet/manifests/nodes/example.node:10 I guess exit codes could be handy, but what i'm after is notification. Exit codes would need wrapping and wouldn't work for a daemon, which would invalidate the way puppet is meant to be used. Should this be a feature request? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
