Puppet users - Apr 2008 - File Resource with recurse and source attributes

I am running into an issue which would be helpful get feedback on:

I am using a file resource to recursively manage a directory from the
Puppetmaster fileserver. E.g.:

 file { "application-code" :
    path    => "/var/lib/tomcat5/webapps/ROOT",
    backup  => false,
    group   => "tomcat",
    purge   => true,
    recurse => true,
    force   => true,
    source  => "puppet:///application-code/builds/$version/code",
    notify  => Service["tomcat5"]
  }

There are a couple of file changes I am making to the managed
directory AFTER (via the ''require'' attribute) the code is
copied:

  file { "log4j.xml" :
    path    => "/var/lib/tomcat5/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/classes/
log4j.xml",
    source  => "puppet:///application-code/log4j.xml",
    require => File["application-code"],
    notify  => Service["tomcat5"],
  }

  file { "index.html" :
    path    => "/var/lib/tomcat5/webapps/ROOT/index.html",
    content => "",
    require => File["application-code"],
  }

The problem I am running into is Tomcat5 is restarted *twice*:

The first execution: the (a) File["application-code"] is copied, (b)
the time "checksum" for the directories "classes" and
"ROOT" root are
captured, and (c) File["log4j.xml"] and File["index.html"]
copied.
After all that, the Tomcat5 service is, appropriately, restarted.
The second execution: the time "checksums" on the directories
"classes" and "ROOT" have changed due to (c) and Tomcat5  is
refreshed.

Is there a way to 1) use recursion to manage a directory and 2) modify/
add files WITHOUT forcing the dependent service to restart twice?

Many thanks for your feedback and input,
Robb Wagoner
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Puppet Users" group.
To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
puppet-users-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---