Puppet users - Sep 2010 - help adding line to /etc/inittab

Hi everyone.   I am attempting to add this line to /etc/inittab so that a
user will be forced to enter a password to get into single user mode:

~:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin

I have tried all kinds of things, but seem to be having no luck.   Here is
the puppet class I am trying to make:

       class gen000020 {
               # Description: The UNIX host is bootable in single user mode
without a password.
               # Insert "~~:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin" into /etc/inittab

                augeas { "inittab" :
                        context => "/files/etc/inittab",
                        changes => [
                                "set ~ /~",
                                "set ~/runlevels S",
                                "set ~/action wait",
                                "set ~/process /sbin/sulogin",
                        ]
                }
       }


Here is the pertinent debug output from a manual run feeding that code to
puppet:



debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Opening augeas with root /, lens
path , flags 0
debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Augeas version 0.5.0 is installed
debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Will attempt to save and only run
if files changed
debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command ''set''
with params
["/files/etc/inittab/~", "/~"]
debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command ''set''
with params
["/files/etc/inittab/~/runlevels", "S"]
debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command ''set''
with params
["/files/etc/inittab/~/action", "wait"]
debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command ''set''
with params
["/files/etc/inittab/~/process", "/sbin/sulogin"]
debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Files changed, should execute
debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Closed the augeas connection
debug: //ia/Augeas[inittab]: Changing returns
debug: //ia/Augeas[inittab]: 1 change(s)
debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Opening augeas with root /, lens
path , flags 0
debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Augeas version 0.5.0 is installed
debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command ''set''
with params
["/files/etc/inittab/~", "/~"]
debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command ''set''
with params
["/files/etc/inittab/~/runlevels", "S"]
debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command ''set''
with params
["/files/etc/inittab/~/action", "wait"]
debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command ''set''
with params
["/files/etc/inittab/~/process", "/sbin/sulogin"]
debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Closed the augeas connection
err: //ia/Augeas[inittab]/returns: change from need_to_run to 0 failed: Save
failed with return code false
debug: Finishing transaction -612453418 with 1 changes

Can anyone show me the proper way to insert this line into inittab using
augeas and puppet?

Thanks

Kit Stube

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My inittab is slightly different, does this work for you?
class inittab {
        define conf (
                $id,
                $runlevels = ''123456'',
                $action = ''respawn'',
                $process
        ) {

                augeas {"inittab_$id":
                        context => "/files/etc/inittab",
                        changes => [
                                "set $id/runlevels $runlevels",
                                "set $id/action $action",
                                "set $id/process
''$process''",
                                ],
                }
        }
}

and I call that definition as follows:

        inittab::conf{"supervisor":
                id => ''supe'',
                runlevels => ''a'',
                action => ''respawn'',
                process => ''/usr/bin/supervisord -n'',

                # this require is actually evaluated in the inittab::conf
definition
                require => [Exec["install
supervisor"],Package["python-setuptools"]],
        }

On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Kit Stube <kstube@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone.   I am attempting to add this line to /etc/inittab so that a
> user will be forced to enter a password to get into single user mode:
>
> ~:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin
>
> I have tried all kinds of things, but seem to be having no luck.   Here is
> the puppet class I am trying to make:
>
>        class gen000020 {
>                # Description: The UNIX host is bootable in single user mode
> without a password.
>                # Insert "~~:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin" into
/etc/inittab
>
>                 augeas { "inittab" :
>                         context => "/files/etc/inittab",
>                         changes => [
>                                 "set ~ /~",
>                                 "set ~/runlevels S",
>                                 "set ~/action wait",
>                                 "set ~/process /sbin/sulogin",
>                         ]
>                 }
>        }
>
>
> Here is the pertinent debug output from a manual run feeding that code to
> puppet:
>
>
>
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Opening augeas with root /, lens
> path , flags 0
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Augeas version 0.5.0 is installed
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Will attempt to save and only run
> if files changed
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command
''set'' with params
> ["/files/etc/inittab/~", "/~"]
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command
''set'' with params
> ["/files/etc/inittab/~/runlevels", "S"]
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command
''set'' with params
> ["/files/etc/inittab/~/action", "wait"]
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command
''set'' with params
> ["/files/etc/inittab/~/process", "/sbin/sulogin"]
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Files changed, should execute
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Closed the augeas connection
> debug: //ia/Augeas[inittab]: Changing returns
> debug: //ia/Augeas[inittab]: 1 change(s)
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Opening augeas with root /, lens
> path , flags 0
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Augeas version 0.5.0 is installed
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command
''set'' with params
> ["/files/etc/inittab/~", "/~"]
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command
''set'' with params
> ["/files/etc/inittab/~/runlevels", "S"]
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command
''set'' with params
> ["/files/etc/inittab/~/action", "wait"]
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): sending command
''set'' with params
> ["/files/etc/inittab/~/process", "/sbin/sulogin"]
> debug: Augeas[inittab](provider=augeas): Closed the augeas connection
> err: //ia/Augeas[inittab]/returns: change from need_to_run to 0 failed:
> Save failed with return code false
> debug: Finishing transaction -612453418 with 1 changes
>
> Can anyone show me the proper way to insert this line into inittab using
> augeas and puppet?
>
> Thanks
>
> Kit Stube
>
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On Sep 2, 2010, at 5:47 PM, Kit Stube wrote:
>                         changes => [
>                                 "set ~ /~",
>                                 "set ~/runlevels S",
>                                 "set ~/action wait",
>                                 "set ~/process /sbin/sulogin",
>                         ]

Try removing the first item in your changes. In many cases, Augeas will create a
path for you if you set something that doesn''t exist. I have a resource
that adds to inittab and it''s almost identical to yours, but it only
has the last 3 changes. If it still doesn''t work, it may be that
something doesn''t like the ~ character.

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<http://www.skurfer.com/>

Before you give the government new power to go after bad guys, remember this:
The power will be permanent. The definition of “bad guys ” will not.

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Thanks for the replies.  I tried Rob''s fix first since it just meant
removing one line from what I had.  It worked like a charm!

Here is the final config to add that line to /etc/inittab:

               augeas { "inittab" :
                       context => "/files/etc/inittab",
                       changes => [
                               "set ~/runlevels S",
                               "set ~/action wait",
                               "set ~/process /sbin/sulogin",
                       ]
               }



On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 7:44 AM, Rob McBroom
<mailinglist0@skurfer.com>wrote:
> On Sep 2, 2010, at 5:47 PM, Kit Stube wrote:
>
>                         changes => [
>                                 "set ~ /~",
>                                 "set ~/runlevels S",
>                                 "set ~/action wait",
>                                 "set ~/process /sbin/sulogin",
>                         ]
>
>
> Try removing the first item in your changes. In many cases, Augeas will
> create a path for you if you set something that doesn''t exist. I
have a
> resource that adds to inittab and it''s almost identical to yours,
but it
> only has the last 3 changes. If it still doesn''t work, it may be
that
> something doesn''t like the ~ character.
>
> --
> Rob McBroom
> <http://www.skurfer.com/>
>
> Before you give the government new power to go after bad guys, remember
> this: The power will be permanent. The definition of “bad guys ” will not.
>
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