Sorry, the file resource should of course be:
# copy file if user exists
# do nothing if not
file { "/home/someuser/.bashrc":
require => User["someuser"],
...
}
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> Von: puppet-users@googlegroups.com [mailto:puppet-
> us...@googlegroups.com] Im Auftrag von Bernd Adamowicz
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 8. September 2011 10:58
> An: 'puppet-users@googlegroups.com'
> Betreff: [Puppet Users] Avoid user creation/deletion possible?
>
> Hi all,
>
> is there a way to avoid changing the state (present/absent) of a user?
> In my case I just want to do a kind of 'check' if the user is present.
> If so, I will do some file-resource stuff on him. If not, nothing
> should be done at all.
>
> Example:
>
> # create the user resource
> user { 'someuser':
> ...
> }
>
> # copy file if user exists
> # do nothing if not
> file { "/home/someuser/.bashrc":
> require => "someuser",
> ...
> }
>
> Obviously I cannot use 'ensure => present|absent' for the user, since
> this would change its state. And I'm not sure if it's OK just to omit
> the 'ensure' attribute. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks Bernd
>
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