opssss sorry I didn't see too! :-) Btw
onlyif => "/usr/bin/apt-get -q -q update" say to do that just after the apt-get command is lunched but what if I want the contrary ... to run the command only if the apt-get fail to run? On Oct 21, 6:02 pm, Roy Nielsen <r...@lanl.gov> wrote: > oops, quote in the wrong place, try: > > exec { "touch /home/ciao": > cwd => "/home", > path => "/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin", > onlyif => "/usr/bin/apt-get -q -q update" > > } > Reno wrote: > > err: Could not retrieve catalog: Could not parse for environment > > production: Syntax error at 'cwd'; expected '}' at /etc/puppet/ > > manifests/classes/source.list.pp:24 > > > On Oct 21, 5:45 pm, Roy Nielsen <r...@lanl.gov> wrote: > >> Use the onlyif parameter of the exec type: > > >> exec { "touch /home/ciao:" > >> cwd => "/home", > >> path => "/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin", > >> onlyif => "/usr/bin/apt-get -q -q update" > > >> } > > >> Note: the onlyif parameter only works this way with the > >> "exec" type (works a bit differently for the augeas type) > >> The unless parameter only works with exec at this point. > > >> Regards, > >> -Roy > > >> Reno wrote: > >>> Yes I agree, > >>> for example what you will do if I want to run the touch command only > >>> if /usr/bin/apt-get -q -q update has run without error? > >>> exec { subscribe-echo: > >>> command => "/usr/bin/apt-get -q -q update", > >>> logoutput => false, > >>> refreshonly => true, > >>> subscribe => file["/etc/apt/sources.list"] > >>> } > >>> exec { "touch /home/ciao": > >>> cwd => "/home", > >>> path => "/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin" > >>> } > >>> On Oct 21, 4:56 pm, Brice Figureau <brice-pup...@daysofwonder.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> On Wed, 2009-10-21 at 08:53 -0700, Reno wrote: > >>>>> hi and thanks for the help > >>>>> I use a more simple ( to me ) but effective solution: > >>>>> exec { "touch /home/ciao": > >>>>> cwd => "/home", > >>>>> path => "/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin" > >>>>> } > >>>> You can't guarantee this exec won't run _before_ your other exec if you > >>>> don't add strict ordering metaparameters (require/before). > >>>> -- > >>>> Brice Figureau > >>>> Follow the latest Puppet Community evolutions onwww.planetpuppet.org! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---