Hey James, if you could switch to Git instead of SVN, I have a working script which will automate this process for you, maybe you could also adopt it to use SVN as VCS backend.
http://sts.ono.at/blog/2010/12/22/synchronize-puppet-with-git/ Regards, Stefan. On Jan 3, 2011, at 22:34 , James Ralston wrote: > In multiple places in the Puppet wiki, I see the advice to store the > puppermaster configuration in a VCS (specifically, a Subversion > repository), and then checkout that Subversion repository into /etc/ > puppet. That way, the puppermaster's configuration can be updated by > simply running (on the puppetmaster): > > $ cd /etc/puppet > $ svn update > > But this approach raises an interesting question: the process of > updating a checked-out copy of a Subversion repository is NOT atomic. > If the puppetmaster were to read files in /etc/puppet while a lengthy > "svn update" operation was updating /etc/puppet to the latest revision > (e.g., from revision 6 to revision 7), it is possible that the > puppetmaster would see a mix of files from revisions 6 and 7. That > could cause problems. > > So, here's my question: if you are currently using the "svn update" > approach to manage /etc/puppet on the puppetmaster, have you taken > conscious steps to help avoid a race condition? If so, what are they? > And if not, why not? > > (Note that you don't have to worry about individual files containing a > mix of revision 6 versus revision 7 content, because "svn update" > modifies files by first creating a new temporary file, then using the > rename(2) system call (which IS atomic) to move the new file into > place...) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@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. > -- Stefan Schlesinger ////////////////////////////////////////// /////// s...@ono.at +43.676.4911123 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@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.
