Since you're using the same three NTP servers, couldn't you just
copy ntp.conf from a fileserver?
* altimon <altimon at gmail.com> [2010/07/12 16:35]:
> Hi Rob and ALL,
>
> Unfortunately,
>
> following pp file creating 1st instances and then are adding new
> ( I've tried just one ntp1 or triad ntp1,2,3 )
>
> class ntpd{
>
> service { ntpd:
> name => "ntpd",
> enable => true,
> ensure => running,
> require => File["/etc/ntp.conf"],
> }
>
> file { "/etc/ntp.conf" :
> owner => "root",
> group => "root",
> mode => 664,
> require => [Package["ntp"], Augeas["/etc/ntp.conf"]]
> }
>
> package { ntp: ensure => present }
>
> augeas{"/etc/ntp.conf":
> context => "/files/etc/ntp.conf",
> changes => [
> "set server[server = 'ntp1.example.com']
> 'ntp1.example.com'",
> "set server[server = 'ntp2.example.com']
> 'ntp2.example.com'",
> "set server[server = 'ntp3.example.com']
> 'ntp3.example.com'",
> ],
> }
>
> }
>
>
>
> On Jul 12, 12:33 pm, Rob McBroom <mailingli...@skurfer.com> wrote:
> > On Jul 9, 2010, at 7:45 PM, altimon wrote:
> >
> > > How I should form onlyif condition with match to make it working:
> > > now I have either it is not working at all or just accumulating
> > > additional lines.
> >
> > I would avoid using a combination of “last()” and “onlyif” whenever
> > possible. See the recent discussions on managing `/etc/services` and
> > `/etc/sudoers` withAugeasto see what I mean.
>
> Thank you, I'll look for it.
>
> >
> > I can’t test `ntp.conf` (don’t seem to have the lens for it), but just
> > guessing something like this will do what you want reliably without having
> > to craft a messy “onlyif”:
> >
> > augeas{"/etc/ntp.conf":
> > context => "/files/etc/ntp.conf",
> > changes => [
> > "set server[server = 'ntp1.example.com'] ntp1.example.com",
> > "set server[server = 'ntp2.example.com'] ntp2.example.com",
> > "set server[server = 'ntp3.example.com'] ntp3.example.com",
> > ],
> > }
> >
>
> It can be anything else - like nameserver strings in resolv.conf etc.
>
> > It looks weird, but I’ve done similar things and been much happier with the
> > outcome. Basically, on the first run, there won’t be a path that matches
> > “server = 'ntp1.example.com’” soAugeaswill create it and set the value. On
> > subsequent runs, it finds something at that path, sees that it’s already
> > set to the desired value, and does nothing. The syntax above might not work
> > exactly as is, but hopefully you get the idea.
>
> That is my basic question how to debug augeas - augtool is fine to
> test some part of future puppet procedure/method but then I can't
> debug what is happening at time of puppet execution, except that if I
> have some syntax error.
>
>
>
> Also where to look for all these functions like last()?
>
> And where is description of augeas behavior?
>
> Regards,
>
> --Alex
>
> Sample of log on client side:
>
> Jul 12 16:04:25 host puppetd[25895]: triggered run
> Jul 12 16:04:31 host puppetd[25895]: (//ntpd/Augeas[/etc/ntp.conf])
> Failed to retrieve current state of resource: Error sending command
> 'set' with params ["/files/etc/ntp.conf/server", "["]/Error sending
> command 'set' with params ["/files/etc/ntp.conf/server", "["]
> Jul 12 16:04:31 host puppetd[25895]: (//ntpd/File[/etc/ntp.conf])
> Dependency augeas[/etc/ntp.conf] has 1 failures
> Jul 12 16:04:31 host puppetd[25895]: (//ntpd/File[/etc/ntp.conf])
> Skipping because of failed dependencies
> Jul 12 16:04:31 host puppetd[25895]: (//ntpd/Service[ntpd]) Dependency
> augeas[/etc/ntp.conf] has 1 failures
> Jul 12 16:04:31 host puppetd[25895]: (//ntpd/Service[ntpd]) Skipping
> because of failed dependencies
> Jul 12 16:04:31 host puppetd[25895]: Finished catalog run in 1.58
> seconds
> Jul 12 16:08:45 host puppetd[25895]: (//ntpd/Augeas[/etc/ntp.conf])
> Failed to retrieve current state of resource: Error sending command
> 'set' with params ["/files/etc/ntp.conf/server", "["]/Error sending
> command 'set' with params ["/files/etc/ntp.conf/server", "["]
> Jul 12 16:08:45 host puppetd[25895]: (//ntpd/File[/etc/ntp.conf])
> Dependency augeas[/etc/ntp.conf] has 1 failures
> Jul 12 16:08:45 host puppetd[25895]: (//ntpd/File[/etc/ntp.conf])
> Skipping because of failed dependencies
> Jul 12 16:08:45 host puppetd[25895]: (//ntpd/Service[ntpd]) Dependency
> augeas[/etc/ntp.conf] has 1 failures
> Jul 12 16:08:45 host puppetd[25895]: (//ntpd/Service[ntpd]) Skipping
> because of failed dependencies
> Jul 12 16:08:45 host puppetd[25895]: Finished catalog run in 1.52
> seconds
> Jul 12 16:18:04 host puppetd[25895]: triggered run
> Jul 12 16:18:10 host puppetd[25895]: (//ntpd/Augeas[/etc/ntp.conf]/
> returns) executed successfully
> Jul 12 16:18:11 host puppetd[25895]: Finished catalog run in 2.75
> seconds
> Jul 12 16:18:20 host puppetd[25895]: triggered run
> Jul 12 16:18:27 host puppetd[25895]: (//ntpd/Augeas[/etc/ntp.conf]/
> returns) executed successfully
> Jul 12 16:18:27 host puppetd[25895]: Finished catalog run in 2.68
> seconds
>
>
>
> >
> > --
> > Rob McBroom
> > <http://www.skurfer.com/>
>
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