Puppet users - Nov 2011 - file type creating directory instead of file

Hi all,

Just signed onto the mailing lists, so apologies if this has already 
been addressed, but can''t seem to find much relevant content online.
We''re just in the process of upgrading some of our test systems (server
& agent) from 2.6.4 to 2.7.5 - and we''re experiencing some odd
behaviour
with the file resource type, in that it''s suddenly created directories 
instead of files  (indeed, replacing previously puppet deployed .ini 
files with directories).

Example is a php.ini  - all worked fine on 2.6.4.. upgrade, and it turns 
into a directory.
I''ve tried hard coding it to ensure => file,    just in case the 
parameters went crazy.. but no joy there either.

And the logfiles would imply that it thinks it''s created a
file..
> puppet-agent[23390]: 
> (/Stage[main]//Node[hostname]/Configfile[php.ini]/File[php.ini]/ensure)
created
Anybody able to shed any light on this at all?
It''d be nice to be able to upgrade these systems...

Thanks!

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On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 4:03 AM, Jasper Hargreaves <
jasper.hargreaves@m-w.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just signed onto the mailing lists, so apologies if this has already been
> addressed, but can''t seem to find much relevant content online.
> We''re just in the process of upgrading some of our test systems
(server &
> agent) from 2.6.4 to 2.7.5 - and we''re experiencing some odd
behaviour with
> the file resource type, in that it''s suddenly created directories
instead
> of files  (indeed, replacing previously puppet deployed .ini files with
> directories).
>
> Example is a php.ini  - all worked fine on 2.6.4.. upgrade, and it turns
> into a directory.
> I''ve tried hard coding it to ensure => file,    just in case
the
> parameters went crazy.. but no joy there either.
>
> And the logfiles would imply that it thinks it''s created a file..
>
>> puppet-agent[23390]: (/Stage[main]//Node[hostname]/**
>> Configfile[php.ini]/File[php.**ini]/ensure) created
>>
>
> Anybody able to shed any light on this at all?
> It''d be nice to be able to upgrade these systems...
>
How reproducible is this Jasper? Does it happen on every resource or just
some?

Is it definitely happening with just "plain" File resources? These
aren''t
defined types or anything?

If you look in the agent catalog, does the resource entry in the catalog
reflect that you''re explicitly specifying "ensure => file"
?

>
> Thanks!
>
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> Best regards,
> Jasper Hargreaves
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On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 12:03:05PM +0000, Jasper Hargreaves
wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Just signed onto the mailing lists, so apologies if this has already 
> been addressed, but can''t seem to find much relevant content
online.
> We''re just in the process of upgrading some of our test systems
(server
> & agent) from 2.6.4 to 2.7.5 - and we''re experiencing some odd
behaviour
> with the file resource type, in that it''s suddenly created
directories
> instead of files  (indeed, replacing previously puppet deployed .ini 
> files with directories).
> 
> Example is a php.ini  - all worked fine on 2.6.4.. upgrade, and it turns 
> into a directory.
> I''ve tried hard coding it to ensure => file,    just in case
the
> parameters went crazy.. but no joy there either.
Hi Jasper,

did puppet also *replaced*  a file with a directory or was php.ini absent
before?
Can you please print your File[php.ini] resource? Do you specify a source
parameter and if so is the source definitly a file itself?

-Stefan