For anybody interested I found a feature request already created. Please vote on it and make it visable for Puppetlabs to include in the next release.
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/651 On Apr 22, 10:50 am, Corey Osman <co...@logicminds.biz> wrote: > Yes but if I am understanding you correctly I can't just let puppet > own the required resources. The directories are created automatically > via PAM config upon initial login. I can't define a user type or a > file type as I don't know the UID. > > ssh_authorized_key{ "billys key": > ensure => present, > key => 'billys sshkey', > name => "super duper key", > type => ssh-rsa, > user =>"billy", > onlyif => "test -d /home/${user}" > } > I am assuming that I can refer to the user with ${user} and that > onlyif is a valid parameter. > > Does every defined type have onlyif parameter built in? > > On Apr 21, 4:00 pm, Jeff McCune <j...@puppetlabs.com> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Corey Osman <co...@logicminds.biz> wrote: > > > Here is my situation: > > > > 1. We use Active directory (LDAP) to store all user info which is > > > retrieved from linux > > > 2. A home directory is not created until the first time the user logs > > > into the linux system > > > > I am using the ssh_authorized_key type to push out my ssh keys to every > > > system. However, because I haven't logged into every system at least > > > once. Puppet errors out due to a missing home directory when trying to > > > create the authorized_keys file. The simple remedy is to login to the > > > box and have the home directory created (su - username). However, I > > > would like the ssh_authorized_key type to not fail but just give a > > > notice. (home directory does not exist, skipping) therefore the reports > > > don't show errors and give misleading errors in the reports. > > > > ssh_authorized_key{ "billys key": > > > ensure => present, > > > key => 'billys sshkey', > > > name => "super duper key", > > > type => ssh-rsa, > > > user =>"billy", > > > onlyif => "test -d /home/${user}" > > > } > > > > I am assuming that I can refer to the user with ${user} and that onlyif > > > is a valid parameter. > > > > Is this possible? > > > Wouldn't it be better to make sure the home directory does exist, as > > well as the ~/.ssh directory? > > > This is often accomplished by creating a defined resource type to > > contain all of the resources you need to manage to give you access to > > the system. > > > -- > > Jeff McCune > > Professional Services, Puppet Labs > > @0xEFF -- 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.
