On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Phil Frost <ind...@bitglue.com> wrote:
> On 11/30/2011 11:01 AM, Ted wrote:
>>
>> I'm trying to call puppet from a bash script and whilst it works, it
>> causes my script to end prematurely.
>>
>> #!/bin/bash
>>
>> ...
>>
>> function runPuppetLocally()
>> {
>> echo "...running Puppet locally"
>> exec puppet agent --test
>> echo "Puppet complete"
>> }
>> runPuppetLocally
>>
>> I presume Puppet is issuing an exit or something similar which causes
>> my script to end. Is there a means by which I can call it without it
>> terminating my script (I don't see the "Puppet complete" message)?
>
> I don't think so. "exec" directs bash to use exec(3) to replace itself with
> a new process image. That's probably why your script appears to end.
Just drop the exec and call /usr/bin/puppet <args> directly.
-Brian
>
> --
> 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.
>
>
--
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.
