On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 5:44 PM, Jon Jaroker <goo...@jaroker.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Could someone explain why a relationship implemented with a collection
> is honored by Puppet, but a 'before' or 'require' meta-parameter fails
> for the example below.
>
> ------- THIS WORKS ------
> Nfs::Client <| |> -> Class['myclass']
> class { 'myclass': }
> nfs::client { '/share':}
> ------------------------
>
> ---------- DEPENDENCY IS NOT HONORED BY PUPPET HERE -------------
> class{'myclass': require => Nfs::Client['/share'] }
> nfs::client{'/share':}
> ------------------------
>
> The nfs share must be mounted before packages can be installed in
> Class['myclass']. Defining this relationship using 'before' or
> 'require' meta-parameters did not succeed: In the bottom example,
> Puppet would attempt to install packages contained in the class even
> though the nfs share was not mounted.
>
> I realize that the top example is applying the relationship to all
> 'nfs::client' defined types (which is fine). But why should this
> method work while the explicit 'before' or 'require' approach fail?
At first glance I think that should work. What version of Puppet are
you running?
--
Nigel Kersten
Product, Puppet Labs
@nigelkersten
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