Hi,
No, you can only declare the state of a resource once. It can't be present and
absent at the same time.
Den
On 21/08/2011, at 8:50, Brian Troutwine <br...@troutwine.us> wrote:
> PEBKAC, all.
>
> My images were already tainted with 01proxy, so it existed before the
> installation of the apt-cacher. Question: is it possible to set a
> precondition on a resource, say to ensure that a file _doesn't_ exist before
> installation of a package?
>
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 5:38 PM, Brian Troutwine <br...@troutwine.us> wrote:
> I also note that the following fails to order as I expect:
>
> class base {
> if $hostname == 'apt' {
> file { '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01proxy':
> ...
> require=> Package['apt-cacher'],
> notify => Service['apt-cacher'],
> }
> ...
> }
> }
>
> node 'apt.example.com' {
> include base, aptcacher
> }
>
> 01proxy is placed in the filesystem before the Package apt-cacher is
> installed or the Service apt-cacher started.
>
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Brian Troutwine <br...@troutwine.us> wrote:
> I meant to include more material and have inserted it inline below. My
> apologies.
>
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Brian Troutwine <br...@troutwine.us> wrote:
> Hello, all.
>
> I have a module for apt-cacher and a node definition something like this:
>
> class base {
> file { '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01proxy':
> ...
> }
> }
>
> node 'apt.example.com' {
> include base, aptcacher
>
> Class['aptcacher'] -> File['/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01proxy']
> }
>
> I'm attempting, on the apt server, to ensure that the apt proxy is installed
> _before_ the reference to it being a proxy is made, else I can't install the
> silly thing. However, this dependency forcing fails and the proxy reference
> file is _sometimes_ installed before the proxy itself.
>
> Moreover, if I rewrite the dependency as:
>
> Service['apt-cacher'] -> File['/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01proxy']
>
> there is no change.
>
>
> Why?
>
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