On 2011-11-29 15:37 , Tim Dunphy wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> I am having a problem with template file. Why are variables not
> interpolated?
>
> [root@puppet manifests]# cat /etc/motd
> memory free = <%= memoryfree %>
> domain = <%= domain %>
> operating system = <%= operatingsystem %>
>
> This is the template file
>
> [root@puppet manifests]# cat ../templates/motd.erb
> memory free = <%= memoryfree %>
> domain = <% domain %>
> operating system = <% operatingsystem %>
>
> This is the puppet resource
>
> [root@puppet manifests]# cat /etc/puppet/manifests/motd.pp
> file { "/etc/motd":
> group => 'root',
> owner => 'root',
> mode => '440',
> source => "/etc/puppet/templates/motd.erb"
> }
>
>
> thanks in advance
> tim
You need to tell Puppet that it's actually a template, not a raw file.
Try something like this?
file { "/etc/motd":
group => 'root',
owner => 'root',
mode => '440',
content => template("motd.erb"),
}
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