Re: [Puppet Users] modifying file(s) on the fly

Sans
2012-05-22T08:45:33Z

Yes, I did think about using template one point.
So, do you generate the entire file using "template"? For us,
it''s just a
few lines to change in the default gmod.conf file.

cheers,
San


On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:02:59 AM UTC+1, denmat wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I think templates would be easier to manage in this setup.
>
> http://docs.puppetlabs.com/learning/templates.html
>
> It will give good flexibility. It the way I have managed my ganglia setup.
>
> Cheers,
> Den
>
> On 22/05/2012, at 7:33, Sans <r.santanu.das@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> I''m trying to figure out how to do this - first copy a
"common" file to
> every node and then modify the file according to the node type.
I''ve
> tried this:
>
>
> if $node_type == ''wn'' {
>>         $port = ''8649''
>>         $desc = ''Worker Nodes''
>> }
>>
>> exec {
>>     ''n_desc'':
>>     command     => "sed -ic ''/cluster {/,/}/s/name =
\"[^\"]*\"/name =
>> \"\''\"$desc\"\''\"/''
''$fname''",
>>     subscribe   => File["$fname"],
>>     refreshonly => false;
>>
>>     ''n_port'':
>>     command     => "sed -ic ''/port\ =\
/{s:[0-9]*$:$port:g}'' ''$fname''",
>>     subscribe   => File["$fname"],
>>     refreshonly => false;
>> }
>>
>> file {
>>     ''gmond.conf'':
>>      name    => "$fname",
>>      source  =>
''puppet:///modules/ganglia/gmond.conf'',
>>      require =>
Exec[''n_desc'',''n_port''],
>>      notify  => Service[''gmond''];
>> }
>>
>
>
> The problem is the
*Exec[''n_desc'',''n_port''] *is being executed
but then
> it changing back to the original one as supplied by:  *source  =>
> ''puppet:///modules/ganglia/gmond.conf''*, which is
definitely not what I
> want. How can I make sure it copy the file first and then make the changes?
> Or, simply how do I do that? Cheers!!
>
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