You will always create the file regardless of the before=>[] block, before
just makes sure to realise what is referenced in the before block and then
do what is in the file block.
What are you trying to accomplish?
Putting a .bashrc in place if a user exist?
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On 5 January 2016 at 12:51, <linux.shel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am writing a module to place a file into a directory only if the
> directory exist. If the directory or source does not exist it should simply
> ignore without throwing an error message. However I get an error saying
> that the file could not be created. Can anyone please help me to find out
> what is wrong with the below code?
>
> err: /File[/home/user/.bashrc]/ensure: change from absent to file failed:
> Could not set 'file on ensure: cannot generate tempfile
>
> define test::user (username = $user){
>
> file { "/home/${name}/.bashrc":
> ensure => file,
> source => ["puppet:///modules/test/${fqdn}_${$user}_bashrc" ,
> 'puppet:///modules/test/bashrc-default'],
> before => Exec ["${user}_check"],
> }
>
> exec {"${user}_check":
> command => '/bin/false',
> provider => shell,
> unless => "/usr/bin/test -d /home/$name",
> }
>
> Thank You
>
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