I think it's the expected behavior... My reading is that if you want Exec["exec-DDD"] being run only when Exec["exec-CCC"] have run, and at the same time, Exec["exec-CCC"] has refreshonly attribute, then it's not require the way, it's set it to refreshonly and tell Exec["exec-CCC"] to notify Exec["exec-DDDD"].
When you require exec-CCC from exec-DDD, puppet will make sure of place exec-CCC before exec-DDD, but if exec-CCC does not run, be it for a ifonly non true, be it for been a refreshonly type without notice, it will continue anyway. Metaparameters page ( http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/stable/metaparameter.html) says: > > This is used purely for guaranteeing that changes to required objects happen before the dependent object" > The word "happen" here is tricky, I would say then than happen means "are parsed and run if needed". Or... I'm more lost than I thought with puppet and my english still sucks :) Cheers Guzman On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 9:32 PM, Miguel Di Ciurcio Filho < miguel.fi...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 5:36 PM, am-aaron <aaron.dso...@ammeon.com> wrote: > > > > exec { "exec-AAA": > > command => "/bin/true", > > returns => 0, > > notify => Exec["exec-BBB"], > > } > > exec { "exec-BBB": > > refreshonly => true, > > command => "/bin/false", > > returns => 0, > > notify => Exec["exec-CCC"], > > } > > exec { "exec-CCC": > > refreshonly => true, > > command => "/bin/touch /tmp/CCC", > > returns => 0, > > } > > > > exec { "exec-DDD": > > require => Exec["exec-CCC"], > > command => "/bin/true", > > returns => 0, > > notify => Exec["exec-EEE"], > > } > > I tested your code and indeed, it is a strange behavior. > > I guess the root cause of the problem is the `refreshonly => true` of > exec-CCC. > > My reading of the situation: > - exec-BBB runs and fails, sending nothing to exec-CCC. > - exec-CCC has `refreshonly => true`, since exec-BBB has failed, it > does nothing. > - exec-DDD runs, even having `require => Exec['exec-CCC']` which has > not received a notify because exec-BBB failed. > > I did a test using the chaining syntax and the behavior is the same: > > Exec['exec-AAA'] ~> Exec['exec-BBB'] ~> Exec['exec-CCC'] -> > Exec['exec-DDD'] > > # puppet apply test.pp > /Stage[main]//Exec[exec-AAA]/returns: executed successfully > Error: /Stage[main]//Exec[exec-BBB]: Failed to call refresh: > /bin/false returned 1 instead of one of [0] > Error: /Stage[main]//Exec[exec-BBB]: /bin/false returned 1 instead of one > of [0] > /Stage[main]//Exec[exec-DDD]/returns: executed successfully > > Exec['exec-CCC'] does not receive a notification and does not run > because exec-BBB failed. Although, it fulfills the `require` > relationship with Exec['exec-DDD'], which runs. > > Note: changing the relationship of Exec['exec-CCC'] and > Exec['exec-DDD'] from `require` para `notify` does not solve the > problem, the behavior is the same. > > Very odd. The documentation about `exec` does not say anything about > this behavior of `refreshonly` [1]. > > [1] http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/stable/type.html#exec > > -- > 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. > > -- GuruHub - Guzmán Brasó http://www.guruhub.com.uy - +59898674020 Rivera 3565 - CP11400 - Montevideo, Uruguay -- 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.
