Hi people, thanks for your replies. My actual case is *run apt-get update before upgrading a package*. So I have packages in my own repository and I'm managing them through puppet on the production server. I want to be able to set a specific version number and have puppet install the right version of the package on the server.
@pete: actually I am using puppetlabs/apt. It works fine when a new package is being installed but for some reason doesn't trigger an update when upgrading a package (i.e., changing the version number in the ensure parameter). @john: I understand that it's difficult to determine a priori which resources will be refreshed, I was just asking in case someone found a smart solution to this already. For now, I have to resolve to running updates on every puppet run. Thanks anyway cheers, Dimitris On Friday, July 25, 2014 5:20:48 PM UTC+2, jcbollinger wrote: > > > > On Thursday, July 24, 2014 10:42:34 AM UTC-5, Dimitris Stafylarakis wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I have a question for the experts in the group: >> >> say there's an exec resource dependent on some other resource and >> refreshonly=> true. As we know already, a change in the dependent resource >> will send a refresh event to the exec resource. This will however be >> scheduled for AFTER the change in the dependent resource (e.g. change a >> configuration file for apache and then reload the service). I'd like to >> know if it's possible to schedule the exec resource BEFORE the change (e.g. >> run apt-get update before upgrading a package). >> > > > No, it's not logically consistent. If you want a resource A to be > refreshed in the event that a different resource, B, is changed, then > Puppet needs to sync B before it knows whether to refresh A. > > Under some circumstances you can use Exec's 'onlyif' and/or 'unless' > parameter instead of 'refreshonly' and events. Alternatively, you may be > able to use custom facts to help predict whether a specific resource will > be updated. Details may depend on exactly what you're trying to do. > > > John > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/c7991131-546e-4515-9ffb-2da1eb1e2605%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
