unable to copy file with source attribute

asked 2015-05-17 12:04:44 -0600

Chutki
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I have written test manifest for source attribute, below is the one

file { '/tmp/testfile/testsource':
ensure => present,
source => '/tmp/copyfile/aa'
}

aa is the file that I wanna copy it to /testsource file location, both ( /tmp/testfile/testsource and /tmp/copyfile/aa) are present in agent.

testsource file is created but unable to copy aa file to /tmp/testfile/testsource location.

I am not sure, what blunder I did.

Could someone help me.

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Copy the `file {…}` resource above into a temporary file on the agent node, then, as root, run `puppet apply --test /path/to/temporary/file.pp` and add the results to your question?

JohnsonEarls ( 2015-05-17 14:11:13 -0600 )edit

yes I wrote below manifests testfile.pp class testfile { file { '/tmp/testfile/testsource': ensure => present, source => '/tmp/copyfile/aa' } include tesfile and ran "puppet agent -t /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/modules/tesfile.pp" but I didn't get any o/p

Chutki ( 2015-05-17 20:21:09 -0600 )edit

Run puppet apply --test /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/modules/testfile.pp -- apply, not agent.

JohnsonEarls ( 2015-05-17 20:38:58 -0600 )edit

"Notice: Compiled catalog for server.puppet.com in environment production in 0.18 seconds Info: Applying configuration version '1431920048' Notice: Finished catalog run in 0.82 seconds" This is the message I got it

Chutki ( 2015-05-17 22:35:36 -0600 )edit

wait - is /tmp/testfile/testsource a directory or a file?

JohnsonEarls ( 2015-05-18 09:30:16 -0600 )edit

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Thank you :) what would be the case if want to delete file that exist from source(/tmp/copyfile/aa) to target (/tmp/testfile/testsource)

Chutki ( 2015-05-18 12:24:43 -0600 )edit

Do you mean that you want files _moved_ from /tmp/copyfile/aa to /tmp/testfile/testsource rather than _copied_ ?

JohnsonEarls ( 2015-05-18 13:07:49 -0600 )edit

No not required to move, you updated by using "pure" attribute we can delete file which doesn't exist in "source" attribute, so wanna know is there any attribute or options available if the file exists in source that should be deleted.

Chutki ( 2015-05-18 19:41:58 -0600 )edit

The file resource will never affect the source, only the target.

JohnsonEarls ( 2015-05-18 20:20:52 -0600 )edit

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