Puppet users - Jun 2013 - Control directory mode only on creation?

Is there a way to make a directory and set its owner and mode and so
on only if it didn''t exist?

That is: I don''t want to *reset* the owner and mode if it''s
already
there.

-Robin

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.i ko na cpedu lo nu stidi vau loi jbopre .i danfu lu na go''i
li''u .e
lu go''i li''u .i ji''a go''i lu na''e
go''i li''u .e lu go''i na''i li''u .e
lu no''e go''i li''u .e lu to''e go''i
li''u .e lu lo mamta be do cu sofybakni li''u

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exec {
  command => "mkdir /somedir; chown newuser /somedir",
  unless => "test -d /somedir"
}


On Friday, June 21, 2013 8:24:59 AM UTC+10, Robin Powell
wrote:
>
>
> Is there a way to make a directory and set its owner and mode and so 
> on only if it didn''t exist? 
>
> That is: I don''t want to *reset* the owner and mode if
it''s already
> there. 
>
> -Robin 
>
> -- 
> http://intelligence.org/ :  Our last, best hope for a fantastic future. 
> .i ko na cpedu lo nu stidi vau loi jbopre .i danfu lu na go''i
li''u .e
> lu go''i li''u .i ji''a go''i lu
na''e go''i li''u .e lu go''i na''i
li''u .e
> lu no''e go''i li''u .e lu to''e
go''i li''u .e lu lo mamta be do cu sofybakni
> li''u 
>
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Yeah, that''s what I thought; I just hate execs.  :)

Thanks!

On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 06:03:54PM -0700, Michael Dodwell
wrote:
> exec {
>   command => "mkdir /somedir; chown newuser /somedir",
>   unless => "test -d /somedir"
> }
> 
> 
> On Friday, June 21, 2013 8:24:59 AM UTC+10, Robin Powell wrote:
> >
> >
> > Is there a way to make a directory and set its owner and mode and so 
> > on only if it didn''t exist? 
> >
> > That is: I don''t want to *reset* the owner and mode if
it''s already
> > there. 
> >
> > -Robin 
> >
> > -- 
> > http://intelligence.org/ :  Our last, best hope for a fantastic
future.
> > .i ko na cpedu lo nu stidi vau loi jbopre .i danfu lu na go''i
li''u .e
> > lu go''i li''u .i ji''a go''i lu
na''e go''i li''u .e lu go''i na''i
li''u .e
> > lu no''e go''i li''u .e lu to''e
go''i li''u .e lu lo mamta be do cu sofybakni
> > li''u 
> >
> 
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.i ko na cpedu lo nu stidi vau loi jbopre .i danfu lu na go''i
li''u .e
lu go''i li''u .i ji''a go''i lu na''e
go''i li''u .e lu go''i na''i li''u .e
lu no''e go''i li''u .e lu to''e go''i
li''u .e lu lo mamta be do cu sofybakni li''u

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