So, I’m using templates for the first time and I wanted to test the case where
the values used by the template don’t exist. I get an error like this:
err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on SERVER:
Failed to parse template slapd_replication.erb: Could not find value for
'slapd_consumer_rid' at /etc/puppet/manifests/experimental/services/ldap.pp:141
on node t-corp-ldap-03
warning: Not using cache on failed catalog
err: Could not retrieve catalog; skipping run
That’s fine. I want it to fail and not touch the target file (which is what
happens), but I also want to *know* it failed. The report in Puppet Dashboard
shows a successful run. I imagine the report only counts something as a failure
if it attempts to do it, but since the template can’t even be parsed, it’s not
trying. Is there some clever thing I can do to make it fail in a way that will
get reported?
One possibility I’ve considered is to check for the variable in the template
and set an invalid default if it’s missing, which will kill LDAP services on
that node. While that would certainly get noticed, I’d prefer something less
extreme.
And a related question: I’d like to store templates in the same directory that
'puppet://puppet/files/' points to, but I don’t want to hard-code the path in
my manifests. Is there a variable that refers to that path? (Yeah, I know.
Modules. I’m not using them and not planning to any time soon, so any other
ideas would be appreciated.)
Thanks.
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