How to run a command in spite of failed dependencies

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asked 2015-07-29 15:26:15 -0500

kartikv
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Team,

I need to execute something in spite of failed dependencies in my manifests, how do I do this. Thanks as always.

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answered 2015-07-29 17:10:15 -0500

GregLarkin

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The only way you can do that is by removing any dependencies between the resources, e.g. attributes or chaining arrows.

However, the better question is: why do you want to do this, and under what circumstances? If resource A truly requires resource B, then how can you apply resource A if resource B fails? If it doesn't matter, then there's no dependency between those resources.

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I am starting a service. For some reason, it does not automatically start after a puppet run....I need to run the command manually. I am hoping that if I put down another statement in the .pp file which starts it again, it'll all work fine

kartikv ( 2015-07-30 17:00:38 -0500 )edit

Have a look at the service resource type: https://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/latest/type.html#service. That's what you need to use to start a service. If the service doesn't depend on anything else on your system, you don't need to create dependencies on it. NB: If you can't start the service by

GregLarkin ( 2015-07-31 00:24:28 -0500 )edit

...hand, then Puppet won't be able to either.

GregLarkin ( 2015-07-31 00:24:46 -0500 )edit

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answered 2015-07-30 04:27:54 -0500

sahumphries

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what Greg said . .. but just to add to it - the puppet DSL isn't about running a set of commands per se but about defining the end state you want to achieve - so from that point of view you need to specify dependencies (or none - as it appears in this case)